Italian orchid - Orchis italica - viewed from
above
Italian orchid - Orchis italica
Italian orchid - Orchis italica
Italian orchids (and other orchids and flowers) are really
plentiful in the grounds of the Minoan cemetary of Armeni.
This is probably because the site is fenced off so there are
no sheep or goats to eat them and no cultivation takes place
(so no pesticides and fertilizers to destroy the conditions
needed for orchids to grow).