In the hills above Giverny you will find wonderful wild flowers, particularly a range of Orchis.
These pictures were taken at Giverny in May.

Many of these flowers are protected : don't pick them up.

Orchis purpurea	Melittis melissophyllum and a few leaves of Pulmonaria saccharata	Geranium robertianum
Helianthemum mummularium	Silene vulgaris	Glechoma hederacea
Orobanche	Helleborus	Stellaria holostea
Listera ovata	Vincetoxicum officinale	Anacamptis pyramidalis
	Tamus communis

See also :

List of plants and flowers of Claude Monet's garden
Flowering calendar in Claude Monet's garden
Claude Monet's garden in Autumn
Philippe Delerm at Giverny
Map of Claude Monet's garden (91Kb)
Aerial View of Claude Monet's garden (78 Kb)
Painting in Giverny
Tips and tricks
Talk : Giverny, place of memory
Talk : A site for sight, Monet in his garden  at Giverny
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