Anemones and Hyacinths

Parts of the Sonian Forest are carpeted with forest anemones, a ranunculaceae with white flowers, sometimes pink or blue. It blooms in March-April, opening to the first rays of the sun when theSome parts of the Sonian Forest are carpeted with sylvian anemones, a ranunculaceae with white flowers, sometimes pink or blue. It blooms in March-April, opening to the first rays of the sun when the undergrowth is not yet too shaded. Characteristic of old-growth deciduous forests, it is an indicator of an ancient forest floor, reproducing slowly via its rhizomes (underground stems) which grow 2 to 3 cm per year and the undergrowth is not yet too shaded. Characteristic of old-growth deciduous forests, it is an indicator of an ancient forest floor, reproducing slowly via its rhizomes (underground stems) which grow at 2 to 3 cm per year

La forêt de Soignes