Chess flower- in the nature reserve Großsteinbach - Impression #1 | © Josef Kaufmann Chess flower- in the nature reserve Großsteinbach - Impression #1 | © Josef Kaufmann

Chess flower- in the nature reserve Großsteinbach

Großsteinbach

Großsteinbach is the only region in Styria that is home to the chess flower

At flowering time around Easter, thousands of chess flower heads turn the meadows into a dark red sea of flowers.

However, this coloring of the meadows lasts only one to two weeks. After that, the plant disappears into the green of the newly sprouting meadow grasses. None of the hanging flower bells resembles the other.

On the single flower, which shows various color variations from deep purple to light brown-pink, you can recognize an individual checkerboard-like mottling, which gave the protected plant its name.

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Only for a short time the chess flower blooms in Großsteinbach. In early spring is the flowering time

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Schachblumenwiese
Auweg 2
8265 Großsteinbach

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What the weather will be like Großsteinbach (326m)

Today, 15.07.2026

Quite sunny with scattered clouds during the day, but a chance of thunderstorms towards evening.
Morning
sunny
22°C
20%
5 km/h
Noon
sunny
28°C
55%
5 km/h
Night
rainy
25°C
65%
5 km/h

Tomorrow, 16.07.2026

A high risk of thunderstorms throughout the whole day.
Morning
rainy
20°C
50%
5 km/h
Noon
rainy
28°C
55%
5 km/h
Night
rainy
26°C
60%
0 km/h

Forecast

16.07.2026
rainy
19°C 30°C
17.07.2026
sunny
18°C 32°C
18.07.2026
cloudy
17°C 28°C