Athens' Unsung Oleanders
by Janet Marie
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Athens' Unsung Oleanders
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Janet Marie
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Photograph - Photography
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During our visit to Athens, Greece, we were interested in seeing all the antiquities. I am very taken with flowers of all kinds. Hence, here in Athens, I could not help but not notice, nor resist capturing ALL the diverse, colorful, abundant, native flora growing there.
Along our trek to the Acropolis Entrance, I came across this variety of oleander blooms. Oleanders are not what some might consider a special garden plant. Yet, the Nerium oleander (oleander, pikrodafni), one of the few summer-flowering Mediterranean shrubs, comes in so many varieties. "Athens' Unsung Oleanders," brightened this rather hot, humid walk to the Acropolis gateway.
Historians believe the oleander is native to the Mediterranean region, traveled with explorers to the South Pacific, then found its way to the West Indies. In Greece, the oleander has been around for some time and has been known in the Mediterranean for 2,000 years.
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February 13th, 2019
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