Fragrant flower of Crimea 8 letters. What blooms in Crimea in April

The southern coast of Crimea is of Mediterranean type. Therefore, people from Mediterranean countries grow best in Crimea. These include, first of all, pyramidal cypresses with narrow conical crowns and pine trees that look like giant umbrellas. These two trees are very common on the southern coast of Crimea.

Also widespread is scarlet - a tree from the legume family with whole leaves of an original kidney-shaped form. In spring, the crimson plant is covered with a mass of pink flowers and at this time resembles a huge lush bouquet.

Have you seen how Cercis blooms in Crimea? No? You are a person deprived of earthly joys! Each of the trees has its own takeoff, its own holiday. Rowan, for example, is most beautiful at the time of fruiting; you can’t get enough of maples and aspens in the fall, but finest hour cercisa - early spring. Imagine some baked rock, smelling of the hot sun, and next to it, against the backdrop of the deep blue Crimean sky, a leafless tree, but blooming from head to toe.


Everything is in bloom: thin overgrowing branches, thick skeletal branches, and even the trunk! This 12-14 m high “bouquet” looks like some kind of unimaginable miracle in the spring, for which it is worth coming to Crimea once in your life, not during the swimming season, but long before it, in April.

In May, in the parks and boulevards of Crimea, large beautiful trees with a dense spherical crown and gray bark on smooth, thick trunks attract attention. Green, finger-complex, fan-like leaves make the trees very decorative in the spring, and bell-shaped, five-lobed flowers the size of a nickel, collected in standing, candle-like, multi-flowered pyramidal panicles up to 20-30 centimeters in height, give them a festive solemnity. This is the chestnut, for these, only to him inherent characteristics called equine by botanists.



"The sea splashes in the land of magnolias..."
In our minds, the magnolia flower is associated as a symbol of the warm south. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine the streets of Sochi and the cities of Southern Crimea without magnificent magnolia trees (M. grandiflora). Back in 1931, Alexander Vertinsky, who had never been to Singapore before, called his song about this tropical city “Tango Magnolia.” In the 1970s, Alexander Morozov’s song “In the Land of Magnolias,” performed by the Ariel ensemble, became a hit.


For many residents of Crimea, almond blossom is a real holiday. From its reddish buds appear white or pink flowers, which bees love. After a few days, the crown of the tree looks like a pink or white cloud with an amazing smell.

On the southern coast of Crimea, Spanish gorse is often cultivated - a rather large shrub with a unique appearance. Its bushes consist only of green twig-like shoots and are completely devoid of leaves. This shrub is often planted on exposed slopes to stabilize them.

The first mention of pistachios goes back centuries - they were known back in 7000 BC. in the territory of modern Turkey and the Middle East. Pistachios were brought to Europe by the Romans in the first century AD. The word "pistachio" itself comes from the Italian version of the word "pistah", which in Arabic means "nut".

Juniper is a type of evergreen coniferous shrubs and trees, of which there are as many as five species in Crimea. Tree-like junipers are “relatives” of cypress trees. Their branches are covered with soft needles with dark-colored cones. purple.


Juniper, pistachio, and many other local plants are listed in the Red Book.


Wisteria, or wisteria, is a popular flowering vine. They grow quickly, winter successfully and bloom stunningly in many countries with mild climates. It is not surprising that gardeners, fascinated by the beauty of blooming wisteria, want to have such a wonderful plant on their site!

You can see real cedars and plane trees everywhere .

The most beautiful street in the city, Pushkinskaya, leads to the Yalta embankment. They grow along ittrees, which have not changed much since the time Konstantin Korovin painted them. They are recognized. When you reach the embankment, turn left and walk a little bit. Him right away You’ll find out, even if you’ve never seen it before. First thought: Pushkin was mistaken, not an oak, Chinargrows atLukomorya...


Yalta embankment and the famous plane tree


Have you heard of silk or cotton trees? This is the name of some species of trees of the bombax family.

Admire such bright fluffy flowers on these trees. Lankaran acacia is a silk miracle of nature. Albizia, sleeping beauty, silk tree - as they name it, a graceful deciduous tree with a rich spreading crown, unlike its relatives. And we call this natural charm Lankaran acacia.

We can talk for a very long time about the trees and shrubs that adorn the southern coast of Crimea - laurel, eucalyptus and walnut, hazelnuts,... In conclusion, I’ll focus on everyone’s favorite rose hips.

The ancient Greeks used rose hips as medicine. Rosehip was especially valued in the Middle Ages, but even today its fruits are collected on the southern coast of Crimea.


Rose hip strengthens the immune system, increases the body's resistance to bacteria.

Evergreen shrubs differ from trees in both size and structure - they have several thick branches-shoots extending from a common base, whereas trees have only one trunk.

However, in different conditions growth of deciduous woody plants can take the form of a bush, tree or tree, that is, the division into trees and shrubs is not clear; this is observed, for example, in holly and Ernobothria. The division into tall and low shrubs is even more arbitrary - their sizes depend on both growth conditions and age. But long-term observations in Crimea make it possible to determine the prevailing sizes and structure of evergreen deciduous species here and, within the framework of a general identification table, to distinguish two groups indicating ranges and deviations.

The main types of evergreen shrubs in Crimea

1. Tall shrubs and trees, above 1.8 meters: shiny privet, rugose-leaved viburnum, willow-leaved cotoneaster, round-leaved cotoneaster, cherry laurel, Portuguese cherry laurel, oleander, scarlet pyracantha, Tobira pittosporum, Japanese eriobothrya.
2. Low shrubs, below 1.8 meters: Japanese akuba, Juliana barberry, Souli barberry, Japanese euonymus, bush lily, St. John's wort, bush jasmine, evergreen viburnum, horizontal cotoneaster, small-leaved cotoneaster, true lavender, prickly oleaster, mahonia holly, fragrant osmanthus , osmanthus varifolia, rosemary, common buxus, Sarcococcus aquifolia.

Eriobothria japonica, or "loquat" japonica

Natural habitat: China (Himalayas).

It has long been cultivated in Southeast Asia as a fruit plant (Japan, China, India), as well as in the USA, Georgia (Adjara).

In Crimea, about 150 years old - like a beautiful park plant that blooms in winter; used for group and solitary plantings. The ovaries are often damaged by short-term cold spells in December-February, so the fruits develop only occasionally - medium-sized, but with normal germinating seeds (the fruits in the Caucasus are called “lokva”).

Oleander

It has been cultivated since ancient times - there are many colored forms and double varieties.

In Crimea for about 200 years, it is common as an elegant garden plant in the South Coast. There is an extensive collection of shapes and varieties. Popular outside its range as an indoor and potted plant. It should be remembered that all parts of this famous ornamental plant are poisonous.

Natural habitat: Western China.

Cultivated for about 150 years. In Crimea - since 1930 as a profusely flowering ornamental shrub with graceful foliage.

It has been cultivated since the beginning of the 20th century as a unique and sustainable park plant.

In Crimea, since 1929, it has been observed in the collections of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden and beyond. It tolerates significant cold spells and is found in park plantings from Sevastopol to Karadag. Yes, anomalous cold winter in January-February 2006 it was not destructive for Viburnum rugosa in Sevastopol (arboretum of the Musson plant named after Kalmykov).

Pittosporum, or Tobira resin seed (Pittosporum chinensis)

Natural habitat: China, Japan.

It has been cultivated for a long time within its range - as a park and aromatizing plant (for tea, cosmetics, etc.).

In Crimea - about 150 years, where it is used for group plantings in parks from Foros to Alushta.

Natural range: Balkans, Asia Minor, Western Transcaucasia (Georgia), Iran.

It has long been cultivated in Europe, in many garden forms.

It has been grown in Crimea for almost 200 years as a sustainable park breed. Common on the South Coast and in the adjacent zone (Sevastopol - Alushta - Privetnoye); occasionally in Evpatoria, Sudak, Feodosia.

You should know that the leaves and berries contain poisonous hydrocyanic acid.

Natural habitat - Southeast Asia(China, Korea, Japan).

Privets are close relatives of lilacs; The genus includes about 50 species growing in the subtropics of the Old World (Southern Europe - Southeast Asia).

Long known as decorative and antique medicinal plants; a group of closely related species from China and Japan has been cultivated for more than 200 years.

In Crimea - about 170 years. Shiny privet, oval-leaved privet, Japanese privet and their hybrids are common in park and urban plantings from Sevastopol to Feodosia, including the South Coast.

Natural habitat: Southwestern China.

Cultivated as a sustainable park breed. In Crimea - more than 150 years; used in group and alley plantings.

Cherry laurel Portuguese or Lusitanian

Natural habitat - Northwestern Mediterranean (Portugal, southern Spain).

Cultivated in Southern Europe for more than 350 years. It was introduced in Crimea at the beginning of the 19th century and is used in south-coast parks for group plantings. Outside the South Coast - sporadically (in the vicinity of Balaklava).

Pyracantha bright red, or scarlet

Natural range - Southern Europe, Crimea, Caucasus, Western Asia.

Cultivated as a stable background breed for over 350 years. In Crimea it grows wildly, in some places, on the southern slopes - along beams and cliffs. The elegance of flowers and fruits, the bright autumn color of the leaves and hardiness make it possible to widely use pyracantha in roadside, street and group park plantings.

Varieties (based on fruit color) and cultural forms (larger sizes) have been developed.

Natural range: northwestern United States.

Cultivated in Europe as an unpretentious ornamental plant; the berries have nutritional value - coloring wines, drinks, etc.

In Crimea since the beginning of the 19th century - as the most persistent evergreen shrub, is widely used for landscaping throughout the peninsula (known in this capacity in middle lane Ukraine, Russia and Central Asia).

Natural habitat - northern Mediterranean, Crimea, Caucasus, Iran.

Cultivated as an unpretentious graceful plant for more than 250 years. In Crimea it grows wild in the mountains and foothills - in semi-shaded places, light forests, on slopes; common from Laspi to Sudak. In this zone it was preserved in park areas or transferred to them from natural habitats (domestication).

Shrub jasmine is often found in the parks of Crimea in the form of clumps (Foros, Alupka, Massandra, Karasan, Nikitsky Botanical Garden).

Barberry Juliana, or Julia

Natural habitat - Central China. There are about 500 species of barberries in the world flora, among them there are many evergreen species; cultivated in arid zones.

In Crimea - from the beginning of the 20th century; two types are more often used - the above-mentioned barberry Juliana (Julia) and barberry Souli with reddish berries, otherwise they are difficult to distinguish. Known in fencing, roadside and group plantings from Sevastopol to Alushta.

Natural habitat: Japan.

Cultivated for about 175 years. In Crimea - since the mid-19th century, found in southern coastal parks (Livadia, Nikitsky Garden, Karasan, park of the Utes sanatorium and others). Variegated garden forms are available.

Natural habitat - South China(Himalayas), Southern Japan.

Cultivated for over 150 years. In Crimea - since the beginning of the 20th century, it often grows in southern coastal parks and urban plantings from Foros to Alushta, where the upper branches sometimes freeze - they are cut off, and the osmanthus remains low. There is also another species - fragrant osmanthus, which has the appearance of a tree with spreading branches, more than 3 meters high.

Natural habitat - Mediterranean.

Cultivated since ancient times. There are industrial plantations in France, Spain, and Transcaucasia.

In Crimea - almost 200 years old, widely used in landscaping from Sevastopol to Karadag; There are experimental plots and industrial plantations on the South Coast.

Natural habitat is the western Mediterranean.

Since ancient times, wild lavender has been used here as a fragrant and medicinal plant. There is evidence that in France (province of Provence) it was collected back in the 12th century; attempts to create plantations were made in Burgundy in the 14th century; Only in 1890 did special industrial plantings appear.

In Crimea - since 1812, as an ornamental and essential oil crop. Industrial lavender plantations were established in 1930-1932 (Alushta essential oil state farm plant - 40 hectares; in the 1980s - 365 hectares). Lavender oil and lavender seeds are an export item; essential oils of lavender and rosemary are necessary raw materials for high-quality perfumes and are used in the pharmaceutical industry.

Natural habitat - South Korea, Japan (except for the island of Hokkaido). It has been cultivated for more than 200 years in warm areas with sufficient moisture. In Crimea, it appeared in the collection of the Nikitsky Garden more than 185 years ago. Garden variegated forms are known - “golden tree” ( yellow spots), marble (white spots). As an original, noticeable plant, it is planted in small groups in parks and boulevards from Foros to Alushta; the planting experience in Sevastopol (1980s) had a negative result.

Natural habitat: southwestern China.

Cultivated for over 120 years. In Crimea - since the beginning of the 20th century, where it is used in parks and urban plantings for the construction of open decorative curtains (rocky gardens and slides). Known from Sevastopol to Sudak.

Natural habitat: Southwestern China. It has been cultivated since the beginning of the 20th century as a stable shrub of original appearance among a large group of ornamental cotoneasters tested in the last century (the genus includes about 50 species). In Crimea, it has been introduced into park and urban plantings (groups on lawns, dry slopes, etc.).

Natural range - Southern Europe, Asia Minor.

Cultivated since the beginning of the 18th century. In Crimea - more than 100 years. It is found occasionally in parks - in the area from Sevastopol to Alushta as an excellent ground cover plant, similar to the small periwinkle, but more heat-loving.

Viburnum evergreen, or laurel leaf

Natural habitat - Mediterranean.

It has been cultivated for a long time - domesticated in a wild growth area. In Crimea - about 200 years; very unpretentious and has become common in park, roadside and city plantings from Sevastopol to Sudak. In parks it is often presented in the form of trimmed bushes - trellises, spheres and other figures.

Its natural habitat is the western Mediterranean, including the islands and North Africa.

Cultivated since 1600. In Crimea - from the beginning of the 19th century; easily runs wild, forming stable thickets in open forests, along ravines. It is used as a drought-resistant shrub for landscaping slopes, seaside and roadside areas in the area from Evpatoria to Kerch.

Natural habitat: China, Korea, Japan.

Cultivated for over 200 years. In Crimea, about 180 years old - in park and urban plantings (groups, trimmed borders); found in parks from Evpatoria to Sudak. There are garden forms with spotted and edged leaves.

Common buxus, or evergreen (boxwood)

Natural habitat is the Mediterranean, including the Caucasus. Cultivated since ancient times in Greece and Italy. In Crimea - for more than 200 years as a popular park breed from Yevpatoria to Kerch, known in Bakhchisarai (territory of the Khan's Palace museum complex). It can grow as a tree, but more often than other evergreens, buxus-boxwood is used to create trimmed borders (0.5-1 meter high) and trellises (for example, in Alupka and Gurzuf parks). In Alupka, more than 150 years ago, a grove of 60 trees was created.

Natural habitat: Southwestern China.

Cultivated in Europe for less than 100 years. In Crimea - since the 1930s; It is rarely found in parks - only on the South Coast. Its presence in the plantings reveals winter time strong aroma; known in Nikitsky Garden (Lower Park), in Alushta (Slavutich sanatorium) and other places; there were landings in Sevastopol (1980s).

Unlike most Russian regions, April in Crimea is the height of spring - everything is blooming! Gardens, cities, steppes, mountains, every slope, front garden, gorge, everywhere there is some kind of flowering bush or flower nestled. Compete in numbers flowering plants Only May can handle it, and even then, thanks to the ubiquitous poppies and lilacs.

What blooms in April on the Crimean peninsula

The first thing that catches your eye is the white and pink clouds of flowering fruit trees and shrubs of the Rosaceae family.

They are diluted with yellow-blooming dogwood, barberry and jasmine (holofloral or bushy), as well as clumps of pale blue rosemary and bright red quince bushes:

What trees bloom in April in Crimea

Along the roads, gnarled almond trunks are hidden under the white foam of flowers. It is the first of the Crimean trees to bloom, back in February.

In March and April it is joined by quince, cherry plum, plum, apple, pear and their numerous wild and feral relatives. Rowan, viburnum, and hawthorn are not far behind them. The private sector of Crimean cities is becoming incredibly prettier and is literally buzzing with bees, diligently flying around numerous flowers.

Not all trees bloom brightly; many, like pistachio obtufolia, are very modest.

But their earrings, inflorescences, and cones also actively participate in creating that delicate charm that permeates the Crimean forests in mid-spring, when deciduous trees stand in a transparent greenish haze, and conifers “spray dust” with their pollen at the slightest breath of wind.

Flowering begins in April. It is completely hidden under purple flowers, which cover even the trunks and large branches.

At the same time, sakura blooms (yes, you don’t have to go to Japan, just get to or).

There, on the South Bank, magnolia opens its huge flowers.

All this, at the same time, can be seen in the magnificent collection of the famous. Something is always blooming there, but mid-spring is one of the most best periods to visit him.

What blooms in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden in April

The main event of April at the Nikitsky Botanical Institute is. Even those who visit this exhibition every year are in for a lot of surprises every time. It seems impossible to come up with new forms and shades, but breeders manage to surprise us again and again.

At the same time, many other plants bloom in the botanical garden. The heathers bask on the alpine hills:

Hellebores thrive in the shade under the spring sun

and periwinkle:

Bushes of forsythia, quince, lilac, rowan, cotoneaster, and honeysuckle are interspersed along the alleys.

At this time, muscari and pansies are in full bloom, daffodils begin to bloom, the collection of which also includes many varieties and forms.

What blooms in the cities of Crimea

In recent years, the streets of Crimean cities have been decorated with more and more tulips. Flowerbeds are appearing where there have been none for decades.

The old-timers are touched - just like in Soviet times.

In the parks, lacquered yellow guillemot, pale blue periwinkle and pinkish-white daisies hide under the trees:

There are also a lot of fruit trees on the streets, and if in the summer tourists are surprised by the cherry plums and plums falling under their feet, then in the spring it all looks like this:

And this is Bakhchisaray - the garden city lives up to its name:

The front gardens of local residents also show off one another’s collections of flowers:

The variety of tulips and daffodils in them resembles the collection of a botanical garden.

Including because many Crimeans, having visited, try to buy an onion or two for their plot.

In addition to tulips and daffodils, there will almost certainly be primroses in the flower beds. Moreover, both typically wild ones - white, yellow and pink, and garden forms - dark and multi-colored.

And royal crown also typical residents of personal plots:

Wild plants blooming in April

Crimea consists of several zones that differ markedly in climate and vegetation composition. Therefore, when magnolias bloom luxuriantly on the southern coast and lilacs begin to bloom, there is still snow in the mountains, and Crimean snowdrops - coltsfoot, galanthus, scillas, crocuses, primroses, goose onions - raise their heads in the thawed areas. A little lower on the yailas - the flat peaks of the low Crimean mountains - the dream grass is already blooming with might and main:

The mountain forests are dominated by kupena, chickweed, corydalis, geranium, strawberry, and speedwell:

This photo was taken in the vicinity of Sevastopol, and at the Yalta Uchan-Su waterfall you can find much rarer white catfish.
Another one blooms there in April Crimean miracle– butcher's broom. Its inconspicuous flowers bloom directly on the leaves.

This is the outskirts of Bakhchisarai - the dogwood is blooming:

In the second half of April, orchids open in the forests. Yes, orchids do not only grow in the tropics. We also have a lot of them - orchis, lyubka, slipper, limodorum, steveniella, pollenhead. All of them are quite rare, because each lives in symbiosis with a certain type of mushroom. Almost all of them are listed in the Red Book and still they are often cut off for bouquets by illiterate and ruthless “nature lovers”.

Almost simultaneously with the first orchids, another Red Book flower blooms - the Crimean peony:

Steppe Crimea is a completely different flora, but it also has its own peonies - thin-leaved peony:

We photographed these beauties in Krasnaya Balka under the White Rock. You can also find Adonis (spring adonis) there:

In general, in the steppe in April, the reigning birds are cinquefoil, forget-me-nots, breaker, kozelets, muscari - mouse hyacinth:

And the low iris - large flowers on low stalks.

They come in a variety of colors - all shades of yellow, blue and burgundy.

The most surprising thing is that bushes of such radically different shades almost always grow intermixed. Peeking out between the irises are stoneflies, fireweeds, forget-me-nots and miniature, pinky-nail-sized wild relatives of pansies:

In general, there are a lot of violets in Crimea - blue rock, pleasant blue, fragrant violet, white. And everything blooms in the spring.

At the same time, the feather grass blooms, covering the hills with silvery waves. Also in the steppe at this time you can find white poppies (the poppy is questionable), and in the East of Crimea the Schrenk tulip, the ancestor of all cultivated varieties of tulips, blooms. Several other types of tulips grow in Crimea (Bieberstein, mountain, two-flowered); they also bloom at this time and are extremely rare. Therefore, they also need strict protection.

In April-May, Crimea is unusually beautiful, and although it is a little early for the swimming season, it is a wonderful time for travel, and if your vacation falls in the spring, come to Crimea, you won’t regret it!

This is my story about our journey through the flowering fields of Crimea. Today is a new morning in Bakhchisarai. (This article gives prices for food, entertainment, accommodation, flights). Our path is not close: we need to see lavender and tea rose in Turgenevka. We must then drive through the “Miracle Donkey” in the Carolesian Valley, Lake Mangup, and the Baydar Valley.
And through the Baydarsky pass, welcome to Yalta for 2 weeks. Here she is - Turgenevka!! Morning.. There are a lot of cars on the square.. We asked the locals where it was, the famous lavender field. They showed us the direction. Beautiful, sunny. We drove to the very top.
The village is barely visible on the left. There is a lake below.. Next to the lake is a huge poppy field. It was possible not to enter the village, but at the bus stop turn left and drive up to the field outside the village. Since the flowering had not yet begun in full force, no one stopped us. Nearby (not at all far behind the ravine) a sage field was visible (I think so - from a distance a field of bright lilac color was visible). But we didn't go there. But in vain. Now I regret it. Although we found sage elsewhere...
A car with locals drove by, but our license plates of region 82 probably reassured the guards, and they safely made a lap of honor around us and left... They don’t like tourists here, they (tourists) trample the lavender fields and take the lavender to large quantities. The fields along the perimeter are plowed to prevent cars from entering them. Lavender is harvested when 50% of the flowers open. At this time the color and aroma are the strongest!! This is how funny they “shave” her in Provence.
Peduncles are cut to 10-15 cm and dried in a well-ventilated, dry, shaded place. And here is the Crimean harvesting of lavender. (Judging by the photo, this is Turgenevka..)
Lavender has the soothing properties of valerian and bactericidal -
sage!! Great plant. True, the smell is very much for an amateur... I didn’t pick much at all; I was afraid that during a long journey it would make me dizzy. Mosquitoes and ticks are not lovers of smell, so essential oil will do a good job here too. In addition, the smell of lavender is not liked by animals and insects that are considered carriers of evil - mice, rats, moths, etc.
Lavender helps with spasms of blood vessels in the brain, strengthens the body's resistance to fatigue and infectious diseases. I once brought this lavender from France (from Menton) for 1 euro.

In Crimea, too, grannies are selling bouquets everywhere!! In magic, lavender symbolizes love, protection, sleep, chastity, longevity, purification, happiness, peace of mind, money. It also attracts good forces and romantic love. To concentrate the forces of the human body in the fight against evil spirits, lavender is used in the form of incense and infusions.
Lavender is one of the common ingredients for a talisman bag (sachet). Let my “French girl” be like that.
On Midsummer's Day, witches threw lavender into the fire as a sacrifice to the ancient gods.
To maintain chastity, lavender was used together with rosemary, but, on the other hand, this plant is chosen to seduce men.
Lavender was worn to see spirits. And in ancient times, before separating from their lover, girls put lavender flowers under his pillow and made a wish, which would certainly come true in the future.

It has always been believed that lavender promotes self-knowledge, rapid restoration of strength, provides complete energy relaxation, reduces aggression, and helps to recover from envy. It also helps to induce dreams about a past life. However, lavender does not grow in such even rows as in Provence. .. In Crimea, lavender has been used since 1812 as an ornamental and essential oil crop. Industrial lavender plantations were established in 1930-1932 (Alushta essential oil state farm plant - 40 hectares; in the 1980s - 365 hectares). Lavender oil and lavender seeds are an export item; essential oils of lavender and rosemary are necessary raw materials for high-quality perfumes and are used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Timid start of flowering..June 12

Spring is late and cold this year!! I would be here in 7-10 days!! This is how we would see this field!!
They write that the best time to photograph lavender is from June 17 to July 17!
And now I recognize 1000 photos of lavender in Turgenevka on the Internet!!
The field is quite littered in some places, and at the bottom half of it is overgrown with poppies. We also met with alpine lavender near Mount Dzhemerdzhi. Here in the USSR there were lavender plantations. Lavender did not appear in Crimea on its own; it began to be bred in the Nikitsky Botanical Garden on the southern coast of Crimea. IN Soviet era the cultivation of lavender acquired an industrial scale, the Union was proud of the quality of its flowers, we were told that their quality for cosmetic products exceeded that of Provence, so France actively bought our lavender. (Below is a photo somewhere in the Dzhemerdzhi area. Alushta can be seen in the distance. But here the bushes are already in bloom, and we still have a few buds)

The collapse of the country also affected the lavender-pink theme; many fields were abandoned. Now only small, inconspicuous, and also not yet blooming bushes remain.

This is my photo in the area of ​​​​Mount Jemerdzhi.. Lavender is almost invisible here..

I love poppies too!! I tried to find out what the poppy symbolizes... It turns out there are so many good and bad... But I liked this version better. A symbol of female unfading beauty...

Here is the next photo shoot in poppies, not far, somewhere along the road!! Poppy pink, lavender and sage fields have long been my dream!!
This June the dream came true. True, not to the extent we would like. Everything is “on the run.” And I wanted to slowly seize moments, meet sunsets and sunrises in the fields... Watch and listen to this Crimean color music of the sky, endless meadows and a riot of colors!!
I can’t take my eyes off this living flower carpet!! Poppies and rapeseed!! I can't!! Bright tongues of living flame tremble under gusts of wind and glow in the wind!!
The hands themselves continually press the button - removed!! Maybe come back?? And I can’t choose a photo!!
All of them with magnificent poppies!! Cow!!

What kind of soothing milk will she give after eating poppies to give to the children!!??
Well, that's it. Let's move on. On the other side of Turgenevka there is also a field of tea roses. This is only the very edge, but in general the field is quite large, you just need to turn left along the road.
Rose is not yet e bloomed this year. It usually fades before lavender!! Somewhere from May 20 to June 20!! We're lucky. They didn’t bother to film the entire plantation from a different angle..
In Provence = France, and more precisely in Grasse, the centifolia rose grows - centifolia. She is unique..
And it doesn’t grow anywhere else with such an aroma. Even there, fragrant petals do not occur on every bush. And it is not oil that is obtained from centifolia, but an alcoholic extract. Then it is evaporated to a small volume and used in perfumery. I wrote about this in a story about the Fragonard factory..
And here is the Crimean teahouse.. I had to stop again!! People walk along the rows, collecting petals by hand!!
Well then!! And on the road near the village of Dobroye (this is another trip to Simferopol) we got lost for a long time in search of a lilac field. We are driving along the highway.. A random glance into the distance.. It flared, hit the eyes with a bright color and disappeared!! We searched for a long time... Found it. We forded the river by car!!
Oh, the romance of Crimean roads!! A local guy in a Zhiguli drove across a ford in front of us. Well, we also took off in a Volkswagen!! What a landscape!! What space.
Meadows, fields and mountains in the distance and the sky of amazing color. Spied a photo session local girls on horseback!! Beautiful!!
These are the adventures. Thanks to my son for fulfilling my whim!! The kids were frolicking...
I was jubilant and again could not tear myself away from the “camera shutter” tablet.!! The joy of childhood!! In the lilac field!! However, I didn’t immediately realize that it wasn’t lavender!! I was just surprised - Well, even large flowers and leaves don’t smell. Only after looking on the Internet did I realize that it was sage!!

The wind blew, Thin branches in the field bent under its pressure. It promised to rain any minute!! How unfortunate!
Hurry up, quickly take off this lilac miracle!! Children in this lilac fog, mountains, clouds and the still clear blue bottomless sky!! I photographed the field, mountains, children!!
Andrey filmed me!! And the sky, meanwhile, began to seriously frown... Rain, although not serious yet, but rather unpleasant, deigned to happen. We ran into the car and drove further to Simferopol. A week later, driving by, we were surprised!! There was no more lilac miracle!! The field has gone out!! The sage has bloomed or has been mowed down!! One day, moving from Yalta to New World Through Simferopol, not far from Belogorsk, we came across such a field of clary sage.
Pale-faced friend!! You, of course, are not as beautiful as your lilac brother, but you smell simply unimaginable!! I would even say - you stink!! But we also captured you in the photo.. The plant has pronounced anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, hemostatic, tonic properties, and sage can also increase secretory activity digestive tract, increase the secretion of gastric juice and reduce sweating. Sage is a good immune stimulant; in addition, it improves memory, enhances attention and increases performance. Sage has also found application in cosmetology: Sage essential oil is mainly used for aromatherapy. It is used as a stress reliever, soothes headaches, brings balance and a sense of satisfaction; Rinse your hair with a decoction of sage; it gives it shine, gets rid of dandruff and oily sheen, and stimulates its growth; Antibacterial properties make this plant an indispensable assistant in the treatment of juvenile acne. Salvia officinalis extract is included in many products for the care of young skin prone to oily skin; A compress of sage decoction on the eye area will help get rid of dark circles and make your eyes radiant;