WILD FLOWERS 045
Sulla coronaria
Sulla Vetch · Sulla
A small flame in deep winter, burning across the hills by spring.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 28 Dec 2025 · Għajn Mhelhel Road, Żebbuġ, Malta |
| Created | 2026 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Known locally as Silla, this indigenous perennial legume grows throughout Malta’s fields and open countryside and has long been used as fodder. Its crimson flower spikes are most abundant in spring, often colouring entire hillsides.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print