Calendar of flowers
The Cilento with its rich flora is a paradise for lovers of nature. Our calendar gives a choice of flowers and their time of bloom.
At Cape Palinuro, which is shrouded in legend, you will find something unique: Primula Palinurensis, the flower which is also the symbol of the National Park.
- ROSMARINO/ROSMARY (Rosmarinus officinalis), bloom year-round.
- PRIMULA PALINURI/PALINURO-PRIMROSE, bloom February – March.
- OFRIDE VERDE BRUNA/SPIDER ORCHID (Ophrys sphegodes Miller), bloom February – June.
- ANEMONE dell’APPENNINO/APENNINE-ANEMONE (Anemone apennina), bloom March – April.
- OMINI NUDI/ITALIAN ORCHID (Orchis italica), bloom March – May.
- SERAPIDE LINGUA/SERAPIAS LINGUA (Serapias lingua), bloom March – May.
- GIAGGIOLO DEI POVERETTI/BARBARY NUT IRIS (Gynandriris sisyrinchium L.), bloom March – May.
- VIOLA TRICOLORE L./TRICOLOURED MORNING GLORY (Convolvulus tricolor L.), bloom March – June.
- GELSO/WHITE MULBERRY (Morus alba), bloom April – May.
- FERULA COMUNE/GIANT FENNEL (Ferula communis), bloom April – May.
- CISTO DI MONTPELLIER/MONTPELLIER ROCKROSE (Cistus monspeliensis), bloom April – June.
- CAPPERO/CAPER (Capparis ovata), bloom April – September.
- VALERIANA ROSSA/RED VALERIAN (Centranthus ruber), bloom April – September.
- PAPAVERO CORNUTO/YELLOW HORNED-POPPY (Glaucium flavum), bloom April – September.
- BALLOTA ORIENTALE/ORIENTAL HOREHOUND, bloom May.
- AGAVE AMERICANA/AMERICAN AGAVE (Agavaceae), bloom May – June.
- CAMPANULA FRAGILIS/BELLFLOWER, bloom starts May.
- PASSIFLORA/PASSION FLOWER, bloom June.
- MIRTO/MYRTLE (Myrtus communis), bloom June – August.
- AGNO CASTO/MONK'S PEPPER (Vitex agnus-castus), bloom June – November.
- GIGLIO MARINO/SEA DAFFODIL (Pancratium maritimum), bloom July – September.
- ASPARAGO PUNGENTE/LESSER ASPARAGUS (Asparagus acutifolius), popular delicacy, bloom July –
- October.
- CARRUBO – CAROB – Ceratonia siliqua – bloom August – October.
Hiking guide Salvatore Calicchio has been so kind as to place the photos at our disposal.
