daphne mezereum

A few weeks ago I found this beautiful picture of a Daphne Mezereum on Flickr. The bright red color against the blue sky... The berries are very toxic although they look very attracting to eat. Here you can read some more about the story behind this tree. Also Gianlorenzo Bernini made a huge sculpture of the moment Daphne is transformed in to the Laurel Tree by Apollo (1625).