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Bougainvillea is almost synonymous with Bodrum.

Colorful bougainvillea adorns the white Bodrum houses, street arches, cafes, and restaurants.

Aside from them, Sand Lilies, which are becoming extinct, bloom on sandy beaches.

High temperatures also have an impact on the plants and flowers grown in Bodrum.

March and April, when everything is green, are the times when Bodrum starts to become colorful. 

Bougainvillea immediately draws your attention. The bougainvillea, which can be seen on the white walls of traditional Bodrum houses, contributes to the town's exquisite colorful aura. Aside from the bougainvilleas that adorn the white walls, geraniums are among the most visible and popular flowers in these areas.

In the spring, fields and meadows change color on a daily basis. One day daffodils turn fields yellow, and the next day daisies turn everything white.

Let's take a look at some of the most popular flowers grown in and around Bodrum.

Bodrum Daisy

Bodrum Daisy is a perennial groundcover plant that blooms in April and continues through the summer and autumn, covering gardens and roads with white, purple, and pink flowers. They are one of the first signs of spring.

Gazania

The plant, named after the Greek botanist Gazan, is native to South Africa. It has orange, yellow, white, scarlet, and pink flowers that are about 15 cm in diameter. With its round and bright shape, it resembles a small sun. It closes its petals in the evening and when it is cloudy. In the spring and summer, it blooms until the first frosts. The compound flower base of the plant's tongue-shaped flowers can also be spotted and striped in different colors.

Freesia - François

When February and March arrive in Bodrum, you can begin to see and smell the fragrant yellow flowers in tin can pots in front of the windows. They are Freesias, but the locals call them François. They herald the arrival of spring. They can be seen everywhere, not just in front of windows; in the market, in front of the greengrocers, in the hands of passers-by, in bags, in vases everywhere...

They vanish at the beginning of May as the weather warms. Then we wait for the bulbs to sprout, looking forward to next year.

Daffodils

Daffodils, the harbinger of spring, can be found not only in neighborhood markets, pots, vases, and flower shops in Bodrum, but also in fields and meadows in February and March. These fields are home to two types of daffodils: the docile daffodil and the wild daffodil. Both types are very similar and have a pleasant scent. Daffodils are poisonous, according to the research. Locals make needlework, cross-stitch, and other handicrafts inspired by daffodils in folk culture.

Basil - Feslikan

It is a plant grown in Bodrum not only for its attractive appearance, but also because its scent repels mosquitoes, and its leaves are used as a spice in meals. Basil is beneficial for coughs, stomach infections, urinary tract infections, and a variety of other ailments. It shields the body from bacteria. The locals call it Feslikan, and it grows in pots made from tin cans painted white or blue. Its fragrance is so beloved that a sweet-smelling lover is compared to a "feslikan-scented beloved." Basil was brought to Europe by Alexander the Great, and its native land is India - South Asia.

Geranium

Geraniums are the most common flowers in front of windows, courtyards, and gardens in Bodrum throughout the year. It blooms in the summer, but the climate in Bodrum allows it to bloom in the summer and winter if properly cared for. It is heat resistant and requires little water. Geraniums have many local names due to their many colors and varieties, including Fatmagul, Gulfatma, Ceylan, and Canan. Furthermore, it is a flower that has been incorporated into the region's culture, as it appears frequently in the local people's songs, stories, and poems.

Bougainvillea

Bodrum and Mediterranean region, can be summarized by a white house, a blue sea, and bright pink and purple bougainvillea. Bougainvillea blooms from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn. Its flowers can be any color from white to pink to purple, and even orange and burgundy. It is a thorny, perennial outdoor plant that can grow as a climber or a bush. With its drought resistance, rapid growth, abundant blooms, and warmth-loving nature, it deserves to be a Bodrum plant. It was named after French admiral Louis Antoine de Bougainville, who brought it from Brazil to Europe in 1768.

Gillyflower

Gillyflowers, which come in a variety of natural and wild varieties, can be found in Bodrum's houses, gardens, streets, and windowsills beginning in March. Its smell and colors are both appealing. Children and young girls make crowns of gillyflowers on their heads. A very popular Bodrum folk song goes like this: "My tall lover with gillyflowers on her head".

Sand Lily

This elegant and proud flower of the Bodrum flora is threatened with extinction and is thus protected. From August to the end of October, you can usually see it growing on Ortakent and Kargi beaches on its own. It is a bulbous plant in the narcissus family that has a wonderful scent. It is illegal to take lilies out of the country.

Crane's Bill

It's a geranium variety and known as Scented Flower in Bodrum. Crane's Bill is a fragrant, purple-colored plant that is popular in gardens and courtyards. The leaves of the plant are added to rice pudding, tomato jam, and jelly desserts not only for their pleasant aroma, but also for their calming effect and healing properties that clean the blood and stop diarrhea.

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