Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Primula
Species: P. veris
Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Berlin Wall Graffiti, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Lilac, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Vines, Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Unidentified Flower, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Mistletoe in Monbijou Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Leipzig. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bridge, Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
‘Hearts-ease’, Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof II – Trinity Cemetery, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Friedhof der St.-Matthias-Gemeinde, Berlin-Tempelhof. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Grimmwelt, Kassel. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Geismar. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tree, Bürgergarten, Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Grimmwelt, Kassel. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Viktoriapark, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Vines, Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Panke River, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Great Tit (Parus major), Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bird’s Nest in a Cherry Tree, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Grimmwelt, Kassel. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Grimmwelt, Kassel. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bee on Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Vines, Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Leipzig. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Wisteria, Chorinerstraße, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof II – Trinity Cemetery, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Common Wood Sorrel, Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Daisies, Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Me, Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof II – Trinity Cemetery, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dachau Concentration Camp
Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Blackbird, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof II – Trinity Cemetery, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dussman’s Media Market Lobby, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Grimmwelt, Kassel. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bach Memorial, Leipzig. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Grimmwelt, Kassel. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bürgergarten, Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Flowers, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Lilac, Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tree with Ivy, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, Oranienburg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Friedhof der St.-Matthias-Gemeinde, Berlin-Tempelhof. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Friedhof der St.-Matthias-Gemeinde, Berlin-Tempelhof. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Ducks, Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Cherry Tree, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Black Cat, Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bürgergarten, Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Topography of Terror Museum, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Viktoriapark, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tulips in Monbijou Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Sacrifice, Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bürgergarten, Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bach Memorial, Leipzig. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bürgergarten, Hameln. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Viktoriapark, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Viktoriapark, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Geismar. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dorotheenstädtisch-Friedrichswerderscher Friedhof, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Forsythia × intermedia, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Linden on Unter den Linden, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Friedhof der St.-Matthias-Gemeinde, Berlin-Tempelhof. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof II – Trinity Cemetery, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Friedhof der St.-Matthias-Gemeinde, Berlin-Tempelhof. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Friedhof der St.-Matthias-Gemeinde, Berlin-Tempelhof. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
House Sparrow, Nikolaiviertel. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Crow, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Fat pigeon, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Flowers, Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Hel’s Pond, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Goblin Tree, Externsteine. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tiergarten, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dussman’s Media Market Lobby, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Fungus, Opfermoor Vogtei. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Museumsdorf Düppel, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Viktoriapark, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Trees, Treptower Park, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Dreifaltigkeitsfriedhof II – Trinity Cemetery, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Violets, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Graffiti, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Heinrich Heine, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Great Tit (Parus major), Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Forsythia × intermedia, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Magpie, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bird’s Nest in a Cherry Tree, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Vines, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Tulips, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Zionskirche, Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Bee on Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg. Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Siberian squill (Scilla sibirica), Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), Volkspark am Weinbergsweg, Berlin. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Scilloideae
Genus: Scilla
Species: S. siberica
Invasive species from southwestern Russia, the Caucasus, and Turkey. Found in parks and gardens all over Berlin.
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Oleaceae
Genus: Forsythia
Native to Asia, particularly China. Cultivated in parks and gardens everywhere. Has “cooling” properties in herbal medicine for reducing inflammation and deep infections.
Symbolized anticipation in the Victorian Era.
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