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Title: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Miriam on April 11, 2009, 09:07:47 PM

Today I visited the Jerusalem Botanic Gardens.

Lets start with some annual plants from Israel:

Click on the photos to enlarge the size
Cerinthe palaestina-it's a beautiful endemic plant which grows mainly in the north part of Israel.
Lupinus pilosus-it's a tall and impressive plant. The flowers are usually blue, but there are some other colors.
Antirrhinum majus- a protected plant here.
Pisum elatius- grows up to 2 meters.
And two very common plants- Papaver subpiriforme and Centaurea cyanoides.

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardends
Post by: Miriam on April 11, 2009, 09:28:28 PM

Two shrubs which I really like:
Cistus creticus- in Hebrew it is called Lotem and I named my daughter after it.
Salvia hierosolymitana- grows in Israel and Syria.

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardends
Post by: Miriam on April 11, 2009, 09:38:53 PM

Next batch- Geophytes

Paeonia mascula- very rare here.
Scilla hyacinthoides
Asphodeline lutea
Asphodelus ramosus

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Lvandelft on April 11, 2009, 10:44:52 PM

Wonderful pictures Miriam!
Pisum elatius has very elegant flowers. Love the color combination. Stunning.
But 2 m. high, I suppose it is not any more a beautiful garden plant??

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Miriam on April 11, 2009, 11:01:58 PM

Thanks Luit,
Why not? it's a climber...

More Geophytes (not native to Israel):

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Lvandelft on April 12, 2009, 09:58:27 AM

Miriam, I was to much impressed by the flowers to realise that Pisum is a pea.
Must have been a late night senior moment.... :-[  ;D

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: David Nicholson on April 12, 2009, 04:53:15 PM

Wonderful set of pictures Miriam, thanks for posting them.

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Miriam on April 12, 2009, 04:54:43 PM

Some more photos

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Miriam on April 12, 2009, 04:59:12 PM

And last ones

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Gerdk on April 12, 2009, 05:01:19 PM

Miriam,
What a meeting of plants from all parts of the world!

I'm more than surprised that Forsythia europaea is growing and
flowering so impressive there.

Gerd

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Hans A. on April 13, 2009, 09:43:40 PM

Thanks for your fine pictures, Miriam,
looks like a very beautiful botanical garden - hope to see it with my own eyes...  :)

Title: Re: The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on April 14, 2009, 10:52:25 AM

Wonderful pictures Miriam !
Gladiolus splendens is my favourite !!  :D