Queens of the wet meadows
Marsh gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe)
Plant from the gentians family (Gentianaceae) thrives on wet meadows. It grows to the height of 50 cm and has flowers concentrated on top of the stem. The leaves are arranged along the stem and are single-pointed and spiny. The dark blue, five-digit flowers can be admired between July and September. Unfortunatelly as a result of the intensification of the wet meadows and drainage systems habitats of the marsh gentian are vanishing at almost alarming rate. In Goričko marsh gentian is qiute common on late mown wet meadows with Molinia spp.
Blue flowers of marsh gentian 
G. Domanjko
Buttefly Alcon blue (Phengaris alcon) lays its eggs on Gentians flowers as their caterpillars feed on them. Similarly to the scarce large blue caterpillars alcon blues also get ‘adopted’ by ants.
White eggs of the Alcon blue on the flowers of marsh gentian M. Podletnik
Yellow daylily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus)
Flowers of the yellow daylily might be very reminiscent of the lilies, but it belongs to a different family – Asphodelaceae. Individual yellow flowers are open for only one day, which is why they are also named yellow day-lilies. Unlike lilies, which have a leafy stem, the daylilies have a bare stem and numerous ground leaves. The plant measures 80 to 100 cm in height. On the top of the stem up to 12 fragrant yellow flowers bloom in late May and through June. It grows on wet and moist meadows. Although widespread through entire Slovenia, it is rare everywhere, but can be found with some of the highest densities in the eastern part of the Goričko Nature Park.
Each flower of yellow day-lily is open for just one day M. Podletnik
Siberian iris (Iris sibirica)
Iris is a perennial that grows on wet meadows. Blue-violet flowers can be admired from end of April till June. Iris grows out of rhizome and therefore clump-forming herbaceous plant. leaves are long and grass-like, steam is long with 2-5 violet-blue flowers on top. It is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. Leaves can be up to 80 cm long, steam can grow even higher - up to 120 cm. Rhozome and leaves are poisonous.
Siberian iris can occur in high density M. Podletnik
All three species are protected in Slovenia and therefore is forbidden to pluck, destroy or damage them.
