Bad Fischau 9.6.2021
With the mountain bike (and walking in between) to flower meadows and fields near Bad Fischau.
Adriatic Lizard orchids (Himantoglossum adriaticum) on the water pipe dam just in their beginning - on the southern slope, still buds on the northern one.
Erect clematis or ground virginsbower (Clematis recta) in full flower.
Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)
Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)
On the iris meadow, the dittany (Dictamnus albus) is only remaining in half shade and near bushes. On the warm southern slope, I don´t find any - recent years seem to have been much too hot and dry.
Dittany (Dictamnus albus)
Adriatic Lizard orchids (Himantoglossum adriaticum) in full flower here on this windprotected sunny meadow.
Pannonian thyme (Thymus kosteleckyanus, "Thymus pannonicus")
Krautiger Backenklee (Dorycnium herbaceum)
Canary clover (Dorycnium herbaceum)
Great milkwort (Polygala major)
Violet limodore (Limodorum abortivum), not yet fully in flower.
Two different broomrape species (Orobanche sp.)
Violet limodore (Limodorum abortivum)
Violet limodore (Limodorum abortivum), this one fully flowrishing.
On the way back to Winzendorf, fascinating poppy fields ...
... and chamomilla besides the road, ...
... and oilseed rape.
Cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Grain grown higher up now.
Flowers (Poppies, cornflowers) along the fields ...
... and chamomille.
Purple tansy (Phacelia tanacetifolia) growing on a fallow, seeded here last year.
Purple tansy (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Purple tansy (Phacelia tanacetifolia), a friend of bees (the German name is "bee friend").
Near Weikersdorf: working place last year, now field flowers growing, ...
... among them also the oriental consolida (Consolida hispanica)