| FLOWERS OF TURKEY |

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CENTAUREA TCHIHATCHEFFII Bright red coloured, this flower grows only around Gölbaşı, Ankara in the world and blossoms in May. |
| CAMPANULA BETULIFOLIA Blooms in June as groups of white flowers, which spring out from rocks on the skirts of Mount Kaçkar, in the Eastern Black Sea region. |
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CYCLAMEN
TROCHOPTERANTHUM This beatiful pink flower blossoms in the spring and is a native of only Southwest Anatolia in the world. |
| ORCHIS ANATOLICA This elegant pink orchid takes is name from Anatolia. Blossoms in the spring at various places in Anatolia, and salep is extracted from its root tubers. |
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STERNBERGIA
CANDIDA Blossoms in May at the Southwest Toros Mountain Range, under the shade of Lebanon cedars over a tousand years old. It is the only species with white flowers in the Sternbergia family. |
| IRIS PAMPHYLICA Very rare and growing only on the Toros Mountain Range in Akseki, Antalya; this species scatters around beatiful tones of purple and orange light during blossoming. |
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CROCUS SATIVUS This rare light purple crocus species gives it name to the beatiful Safranbolu province, a Unicef World Heritage Site. Saffron extracted from its organs is used as a medicine and a very precious painting agent. |
| TULIPA ORPHANIDEA Unique to Turkey, this red coloured tulip blooms on Mount Spil in Manisa in the spring. |
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PAEONIA TURCICA Growing naturally only on the Toros Mountains in Southwest Anatolia, this huge flower with a diameter of 10 cm blooms in the summer. Pink crown leaves embrace yellov tassle-like features in the middle of its flower. |
| TCHIHATCHEWIA ISATIDEA Looking like a bunch of pink and light purple coloured flowers, this delicate and rare species grows naturally only in Erzurum and blooms in June. |
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ARUM MACULATUM This unique species blossoms in the spring in Bolu region Its smell is not very pleasent, but still catches the eye with its beautiful purple - green colours and shape resembling a wine glass. |
| LINUM ANATOLICUM Endemic in Anatolia, it is among the most delicate of all linen flowers. Linseed oil is extracted from the seeds of this summer flower. |
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GLADIOLUS
ANATOLICUS The gladiola family are widely used for ornamental purposes at homes and gardens. This pink flowered species, which blossoms in the spring, is unigue to Anatolia. |