Don’t miss this incredible natural spectacle! While there is still snow on the mountains of the Black Forest you can already enjoy a real sea of blossoms in the Naturgarten Kaiserstuhl. In the following you will find a selection of photos taken of this colourful spectacle.
Blossom
For enjoying the flowering which time does be the best? Please have a look on the following table where you can find our experiences gained during the last years.
Attention: The flower seasons depend extremely from the weather conditions of the respective year. Therefore, these times could be earlier or later.
Authors: Naturgarten Kaiserstuhl GmbH published on the basis of the following persons’ experiences: Matthias Hollerbach (tour guide in the Kaiserstuhl), Reinhold Treiber (Naturzentrum Kaiserstuhl) and Hubert Schneider (fruit growing consultant for Erzeugergroßmarkt Südbaden e.G. in Oberrotweil); published on 3rd March 2015.
What | When | Where |
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almond blossoms | it depends on the respective winter, but normally, from the end of February till mid-March | mainly near Achkarren, Oberrotweil and Ihringen |
pasque-flowers | March | Badberg next to Alt-Vogtsburg, small-sized flower meadows and embankments e. g. next to Ihringen |
grape hyacinths | March / April | in many places in vineyard parcels |
blossom of anemones | March / April | early blossoming plants on the forest floor of the deciduous forests; e. g. in the Liliental and around St. Catherine’s Chapel |
wild garlic’s blossom | leaves in March, blossoming in April / May | In the humid deciduous forests of the Kaiserstuhl (mainly near Bahlingen above Silberbrunnen, Endingen, Ihringen beneath Katzensteinbuck) and the surrounding lowlands (mainly Gündlingen, Härdtlewald next to Merdingen, Mooswälder between March and Gottenheim) |
flower season of the cherry trees | between the end of March and mid-April | in the valleys of the Kaiserstuhl and the surrounding region, especially on the northern edge around Königschaffhausen |
flower season of the apple trees | from mid-April till the beginning of May | in and around the Kaiserstuhl |
blossoming of the woad | end of April | on slopes, mainly between Oberbergen and Oberrotweil |
German iris (Iris x germanica) |
from the end of April till mid-May | dry embankments mainly near Ihringen (Winklerberg), Achkarren (Schlossberg) and Schelingen (Kirchenbuck) |
anemones in the Kaiserstuhl (Anemone sylvestris) |
at the beginning of May | at the edge of woods, narrow passes and grassy slopes |
blood cranesbill | May | dry edges and slopes of woods in the whole Kaiserstuhl |
flower season of orchids | mainly in May and June | on species-rich and dry meadows and slopes especially on the Badberg, in Liliental and around Schelingen, as well as in dry forests |
dry meadows | from mid-May till mid-June | Badberg, Haselschacher Buck, Scheibenbuck, Schelinger Wiesen |
false acacia blossom | mid-May | Kuppenwälder, Badberg-Südhang |
gas plant blossom | end of May | mainly on the Büchsenberg |
blossoming of the vine | at the beginning of June | in all vineyards of the Kaiserstuhl and Tuniberg |
Attention: The flower seasons depend extremely from the weather conditions of the respective year. Therefore, these times could be earlier or later.
Authors: Naturgarten Kaiserstuhl GmbH published on the basis of the following persons’ experiences: Matthias Hollerbach (tour guide in the Kaiserstuhl), Reinhold Treiber (Naturzentrum Kaiserstuhl) and Hubert Schneider (fruit growing consultant for Erzeugergroßmarkt Südbaden e.G. in Oberrotweil); published on 3rd March 2015.