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8 plants worth knowing

Croatia

Croatia brings together three plant worlds: the Mediterranean Adriatic coast with its maquis, pines and olive groves; the mountainous Dinaric belt with the beech and fir forests of Gorski Kotar and Velebit; and the Pannonian lowlands of Slavonia with their vast oak forests. The karst mountains are rich in endemic species, several of which have become symbols of the country.

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where it grows

  1. Croatian iris 1

    flower · Unofficial national flower of Croatia

    Croatian iris

    Iris croatica

    The violet “hrvatska perunika” grows only in Croatia and in 2000 was proposed as the country’s national flower.
  2. Pedunculate oak 2

    tree

    Pedunculate oak

    Quercus robur

    Slavonian oaks yield one of the world’s most prized timbers – barrels made from them age wine and whisky across the globe.
  3. English lavender 3

    dwarf shrub

    English lavender

    Lavandula angustifolia

    The purple lavender fields of the island of Hvar have drawn tourists and perfumers for decades.
  4. Degenia velebitica 4

    perennial · Depicted on the former Croatian 50-lipa coin

    Degenia velebitica

    Degenia velebitica

    This modest yellow-flowered member of the cabbage family grows only on Velebit, and its image made it onto a Croatian coin.
  5. Dalmatian pyrethrum 5

    perennial

    Dalmatian pyrethrum

    Tanacetum cinerariifolium

    In the 19th century the dried flowers of Dalmatian “buhač” were made into a famous insecticide powder exported all over the world.
  6. Olive 6

    crop

    Olive

    Olea europaea

    The olive groves of Istria and Dalmatia produce some of Europe’s most highly rated oils, and the wild olives of Lun on Pag form a protected reserve.
  7. Marasca cherry 7

    crop

    Marasca cherry

    Prunus cerasus var. marasca

    Since the 18th century Zadar has turned Dalmatia’s marasca cherry into maraschino – the liqueur that made the city famous across Europe.
  8. Sage 8

    dwarf shrub

    Sage

    Salvia officinalis

    Dalmatian sage from the stony Adriatic islands has been famed for its quality for centuries, and bees turn its flowers into a prized honey.