A fresh green wildflower growing amongst stones. A Euphorbia. March 16, 2013
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Wild borage is flowering at every corner of the valley. May 17, 2014 
I use this book to help identify wildflowers in the secret valley… Common Wildflowers of Spain by Austen Colwell. 
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Dandelion clock, huge. May 30, 2014
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The white wildflowers are my favourites. There is something pleasing about the juxtaposition of white and green and, at the time the white wildflowers are everywhere, the spring hills are at their greenest. That said, there are so many different shades of white I struggle to describe them without sounding like colour names on a paint chart. So, here are some whiteish wildflowers, photographed on my morning walks along the tracks.
5 to remember
la yuxtaposición – the juxtaposition
por todas partes – everywhere
más verde – greenest
me esfuerzo por – I struggle to
un gráfico de la pintura – a paint chart
‘Common Wildflowers of Spain’ by Austen Colwell [UK: Santana]
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Think of poppies and the image that comes to mind is a field of young wheat, flowing in the spring breeze, scattered with the scarlet dots of poppies. Here, poppies are more likely to grow singly. They prefer disturbed ground, hence why they are found commonly on agricultural ground. Here we see them on the ploughed earth of the olive groves.
5 to remember
solo/a -single
la imagen – the image
un campo – a field
escarlata – scarlet
comúnmente – commonly
Shall we just admire these yellow wildflowers, no words needed.
Charlock
Crown Daisy
Broom
Colt’s Foot
Goldilocks Buttercup
Ragweed
Spurge
5 to remember
admirar – to admire
sólo – just [only]
innecesario – not needed
un botón de oro – a buttercup
una margarita – a daisy
Anyone who knows me is aware that pink is not my favourite colour, I go out of my way to avoid it. But there is one exception, and that is the wildflowers that grow here. The faintest blush pink, almost white, are my favourites. Some I know: ground ivy, herb rocket and tufted vetch, others are a mystery but a welcome sight in spring.
5 to remember
nadie – anyone
una excepción – one exception
rubor rosa – blush pink
ligero – faintest
un espectáculo de bienvenida – a welcome sight
Wild borage. May 17, 2014
White wildflowers. May 30, 2014
The roadsides are dominated at the moment by the white lacy flowers of Wild Carrot, a name that seriously underplays the beauty of the flower. Tall and elegant, waving in the lazy summer breeze, they are similar to Cow Parsley in the UK as both belong to the carrot family. 
The Wild Carrot umbrel can be up to 10cm across, each individual white or cream flower measures 3mm.
The black flower at the centre of the umbrel helps pollination: flies visit the black flower, followed by other flies, with the dark flowers acting as a fly-attractor. 
Once the flowers start to die and the seeds to form, the umbrel curls up like half-cupped palm. 
Once the seedheads are dried, they become part of the familiar golden scene throughout the Andalucía summer. 
5 to remember
el borde de la carretera – the roadside
suscitar – to attract
el encaje – the lace
elegante – elegant
la polinización – the pollination
Notes on a Spanish Valley 