Last week I visited Croatia and one day we were at
Lokrum island, located just opposite of Dubrovnik in the Adriatic Sea. Lokrum has a Botanical Garden which is managed by the University of Dubrovnik. Here a few impressions, all as VIS-UV diptychs. The UV shots were done using the Baader U filter (320-390nm).
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Iris croatica, the country flower:
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Carpobrotus acinaciformis, seen all around the coast:
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Rhaphiolepis umbellate, a decorative tree, seen a lot in parks:
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Anagallis coerulea, a very pretty "weed"
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and then the "stars" of the park, which were brought in from Chile years ago
Puya chilensis, about 2.5 meters tall flower stand:
Puya berteroniana, same size, but full of these turquoise colored flowers
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Here a weed,Hypochoeris radicata, seen all over on the street curbs etc.
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as well as Malva sylvestris
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Anagallis arvensis, also a nice weed:
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Oxalis corniculata, another nice weed:
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Crocosmia xx (yet unidentified species), an ornamental plant:
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Crocosmia aurea, also an ornamental plant:
Stay tuned, more will follow on that fascinating subject...
More info on this very interesting field may be found on my site
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos