{"id":1615,"date":"2018-05-10T10:13:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T08:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/the-most-awaited-bloom-of-the-year-in-the-marimurtra-botanical-garden-of-the-costa-brava-is-now-in-full-glory\/"},"modified":"2018-05-10T10:13:11","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T08:13:11","slug":"the-most-awaited-bloom-of-the-year-in-the-marimurtra-botanical-garden-of-the-costa-brava-is-now-in-full-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/the-most-awaited-bloom-of-the-year-in-the-marimurtra-botanical-garden-of-the-costa-brava-is-now-in-full-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"The most awaited bloom of the year in the Marimurtra Botanical Garden of the Costa Brava is now in full glory"},"content":{"rendered":"
Drossanthemum floribundum<\/em> carpets the stone blocks bordering Marimurtra\u2019s \u2018Steps of Epicurus\u2019 with a waterfall of pink.<\/h5>\n

The 81 Steps of Epicurus are one of the most significant constructions of Marimurtra, structured in 9 different levels of 9 steps each, the stairway is famed for tits majesty, for the stunning views provided, and for the color offered by the Drosanthemum during Spring. Due to its visual delight, Epicurus\u2019 Steps during full flower has become one of the most representative images of the botanical garden on the Costa Brava.
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\nAlso known by the common name \u2018Midday Flower\u2019 or Queen’s Hair, this is a classic species because of the multitude of pink flowers it provides during its ephemeral flowering. Native to South Africa, and thus well adapted to wet winters and dry summers, it is commonly used in Meditarranean gardening as a living carpet. Drosanthemum\u2019s leaves are covered with water cells and this makes them glisten as if dew-covered or freshly watered, the flowers are a pale pink color and unfortunately its flowering lasts approximately 3 weeks, between March and June. In addition, they are a great source of pollen collection by the pollinating bees<\/strong><\/a> of the Garden.
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They are given the common name of \u2018Midday Flower\u2019, since they require a lot of sunlight to open up. Therefore, sunny days are ideal to enjoy this species, and especially when the sun is in its most perpendicular to the Earth, at noon. On cloudy and rainy days its flowers remain closed. The genus name Drosanthemum is derived from the Greek for dew, drosos, and flower, anthos, referring to the glittering appearance of many species. Their abundant flowering inspired another common name, \u2018Queen\u2019s Hair\u2019, while the scientific name \u2018floribundum\u2019 is from the Latin for “many flowered”.<\/p>\n

In addition to their botanical content interest, the Epicurus\u2019 Steps mark the promise of love between two people. In the Marimurtra Botanical Garden weddings are held, and the spectacular descent of the bride takes place on these majestic stairs. It is a unique moment and the beginning of the path to the exclusive ceremony at the Temple of Linnaeus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drossanthemum floribundum carpets the stone blocks bordering Marimurtra\u2019s \u2018Steps of Epicurus\u2019 with a waterfall of pink. The 81 Steps of Epicurus are one of the most significant constructions of Marimurtra, structured in 9 different levels of 9 steps each, the stairway is famed for tits majesty, for the stunning views provided, and for the color […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[27,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-marimurtra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}