| Northern Cyprus is awash with an unusual | | | | just south of the Kyrenia mountain range, |
| array of colourful blooms unique to this | | | | with their striking pink hue. |
| area, which adds to the feeling that you | | | | |
| really are truly entering paradise every time | | | | Delphinium caseyi aka Caseys larkspur. |
| you step into this perfect part of an | | | | |
| all-round perfect meditaraian island. | | | | Another native plant that gives a vibrant |
| | | | shock, this time violet, to the otherwise |
| Such is the abundance and range of flowers | | | | barren North Cyprus landscape during the |
| and plants indigenousness to Northern Cyprus | | | | months of May and June, though not much of it |
| that a lot of its natural planes and | | | | as it is found entirely in clusters on a |
| especially in the Troodos mountain range that | | | | small rocky peak just south-west of |
| is the spinal column of the automounus and | | | | St.Hilarion. |
| self-governing Turkish-speaking Northern | | | | |
| Cyprus. | | | | Salvia veneris aka kythrean sage. |
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| Outside of its towns and built-up resort | | | | This plant, very similar to the types used to |
| areas, are covered for a good part of the | | | | make sage tea, grows in the crumbling |
| year in a carpet of wild, colourful and | | | | sandstone hills just north of the village of |
| beautiful flowers which adds a particular | | | | Degirmenlik and has adapted itself |
| uniquely dramatic tint to the north Cyprus | | | | successfully to grow on the ground to avoid |
| landscape. | | | | the ravenous attentions of the local |
| | | | free-roaming goat herds. |
| Flowers and plants found in Northern Cyprus. | | | | |
| | | | This scentless yellow and white flower graces |
| The very agreeable and typically | | | | us with its presence only in March and April. |
| Mediterranean climate, long hot summers short | | | | |
| mild winters book ended with brief snatches | | | | Climate of Northern Cyprus. |
| of autumn and spring, of Northern Cyprus | | | | |
| allows the growth of olive trees and in rural | | | | Though the Kyrenia Mountains are well watered |
| areas they flourish wild and in a natural | | | | and lush the vegetation found there and the |
| state with the foothills and further up the | | | | climate is quite different to the rest of |
| slopes of the Kyrenia mountains being thick | | | | North Cyprus. |
| with olive groves, where the altitude | | | | |
| provides enough rainfall to nudge the olives | | | | In contrast to the thick thriving olive |
| to full fruition. | | | | groves and trees found in the forests that |
| | | | envelope the mountain range with a |
| Also flourishing in the lush forest that | | | | particularly luscious green, the majority of |
| covers the Kyrenia mountain range are cedars, | | | | the rest of the North Cypriot landscape is |
| pine and cypress trees and Cyprus oaks, | | | | barren and more atypical of what you'd except |
| basically its fair to say what isnt covered | | | | to find in one of the Meditetarainaen |
| in olives will be so in one of these four!!! | | | | countries. |
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| The unspoilt beauty of Northern Cyprus. | | | | It is of these climatic conditions, long |
| | | | beating spells of very hot sun leading to |
| One of the great beauties of Northern Cyprus, | | | | almost constant drought caused by almost |
| besides its beautifully inclement weather, is | | | | total lack of rainfall that makes Northern |
| that so much, unusually so for a favorite | | | | Cyprus such an attractive holiday destination |
| European holiday destination, of it is | | | | for thousands of sun seekers every year. |
| remarkably unspoilt. Indeed if you were to | | | | |
| find yourself walking round much of it | | | | TULIPS Bulbs |
| hundreds of years ago you'd be surprised at | | | | |
| how similar many of the scenes you saw would | | | | For a one year show of spring tulips bulbs in |
| be to those you'd see today. | | | | a warm climate, Buy the tulips bulbs and |
| | | | chill them for 8 to 10 weeks in a |
| This means with nothing but nature to stop | | | | refrigerator before planting. Aim to plant at |
| them many wild plants and grasses, many | | | | the coolest time of the year. Tulips like a |
| native to Northern Cyprus, run riot and give | | | | good manure with a bonemeal base and should |
| wonderful colours to what can be in places, | | | | be planted 10 to 15cm (4 to 6in) deep in a |
| especially on the lower coastal planes, a | | | | semi-shady cool position in warmer climates. |
| somewhat barren and empty landscape. | | | | |
| | | | TULIPA CLUSIANA: |
| Though Northern Cyprus isn't particularly | | | | |
| noted as an incubator of natural wildlife, | | | | One of the most graceful of all tulips, this |
| flora and fauna, it does have a fairly | | | | lovely species produce elegant star-like |
| remarkable total of 1300 different species | | | | flowers, white inside with a violet base and |
| including 150 varieties of grass flourish | | | | outer tepals which are carmine on the |
| within its 3000 or so square miles of land, | | | | outside. They grow to about 10in (25cm) tall |
| which isn't a bad harvest and bearing in mind | | | | and require minimal chilling, making them a |
| also that 19 of these 150 are not only native | | | | delightful lasting garden plant, even in |
| to the island but also exclusive. | | | | milder climates. Occasional more than one |
| | | | flower per stern is produced. |
| Amongst the flora and fauna found growing | | | | |
| wild in Northern Cyprus are:- | | | | Chosing Tulip Bulbs: |
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| Hedysarum Cyprium akaThe Cyprus sweet vetch. | | | | By choosing tulip bulbs from across the |
| | | | groups, you can have a sequence of flowering |
| This butterfly shaped pink-flowered member of | | | | throughout spring. They range in height from |
| the pea family is a hardy perennial of the | | | | 4in (10cm) to (70cm). The blooms come in many |
| Northern Cyprus landscape, being one of its | | | | colours, including bronze, black, yellow, |
| native fauna and when it is in season in May | | | | white, red, pink, purple, violet, green and |
| and June it lights up its entire native | | | | blue. |
| landscape, it is found mainly in the hills | | | | |