Flowers of the Carpathians

Carpathian flowers with names and photos: white pasqueflower, rhododendron, Carpathian bellflower, crocus, narcissus. When they bloom and which are protected.

PoisonousRed Data Book of UkraineAlpine pasqueflowerPulsatilla albaWhite fluffy flowers that bloom on the polonynas of Chornohora right after the snow. A rare species in the Red Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineHeuffel's crocusCrocus heuffelianusPurple spring carpets on mountain meadows, just after the snow melts. It blooms from March to May, in the high mountains — until June.

Red Data Book of UkraineCarpathian bellflowerCampanula carpaticaLarge blue bells on limestone cliffs — an endemic of the Carpathians. It blooms in June — July; listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.

Red Data Book of UkraineLady's-slipper orchidCypripedium calceolusThe largest wild orchid in Europe with a yellow 'slipper' and purple petals. It blooms in May – June; strictly protected.

PoisonousRed Data Book of UkraineNarrow-leaved poet's daffodilNarcissus poeticusWhite daffodils with a red rim: in May, they cover the Valley of the Daffodils near the city of Khust and the mountain polonynas of the Marmarosy and Świdowiec.

PoisonousRed Data Book of UkraineCarpathian rhododendronRhododendron myrtifoliumThe same 'red ruta' from the song: an evergreen shrub that covers the polonynas with pink-purple flowers in June - July.

Red Data Book of UkraineEdelweissLeontopodium alpinumThe silvery 'star' on limestone cliffs. In the Ukrainian Carpathians, there are only a few small populations; a disappearing species in the Red Book.

Deadly poisonousRed Data Book of UkraineAutumn crocusColchicum autumnalePink-lilac flowers on autumn meadows without a single leaf. Deadly poisonous; in spring, its leaves are confused with wild garlic.

Red Data Book of UkraineMartagon lilyLilium martagonThe only wild lily of Ukraine: pink-purple 'turbans' with dark spots on the edges of forests and mountain meadows. It blooms in June - July.

PoisonousGlobeflowerTrollius europaeusGolden-yellow globular flowers in wet mountain meadows and polonynas. Blooms from May to July; the plant is poisonous.

Deadly poisonousCarpathian monkshoodAconitum firmumBlue 'helmets' on tall stems in mountain tall grass. One of the most poisonous plants of the Carpathians; blooms from July to September.

Deadly poisonousWhite false helleboreVeratrum albumA tall plant of the polonynas with broad, pleated leaves and a whitish-green inflorescence. Very poisonous; its leaves are confused with those of Gentiana lutea.

PoisonousRed Data Book of UkraineSnowdropGalanthus nivalisThe first flower of the year in the beech and hornbeam forests of the foothills. It blooms from February to April; listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine.

Hungarian snowbellSoldanella hungaricaTiny purple bells with fringes breaking through the snow on the polonynas of Chornohora. It blooms right after the snow melts.