jillraggett:

Plant of the Day

Sunday 4 February 2018

In the the Alpine Glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK, Androcymbium rechingeri was in flower. This plant is a very rare Cretan endemic found only on the islet of Elafonisos and a few other locations on the west coast of Crete. It grows on sandy soil and flowers from December to February. 

Jill Raggett