The Guelder Rose

It’s “random stamp day” on A Stamp A Day and I happened upon this one from Austria picturing the plant and fruit of Viburnum opulus (common name guelder-rose or, in German, Gewöhnlicher scheneeball). This is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae) native to Europe, northern Africa and central Asia. The name ‘guelder rose’ relates to the Dutch province of Gelderland, where a … Continue reading The Guelder Rose