The Jerusalem Botanic Gardens

[Miriam]

Today I visited the Jerusalem Botanic Gardens.

Lets start with some annual plants from Israel:

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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.

[Miriam]

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.

[Miriam]

Next batch- Geophytes

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

[Lvandelft]

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??

[Miriam]

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

More Geophytes (not native to Israel):

[Lvandelft]

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

[David Nicholson]

Wonderful set of pictures Miriam, thanks for posting them.

[Miriam]

Some more photos

[Miriam]

And last ones

[Gerdk]

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

[Hans A.]

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

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful pictures Miriam !
Gladiolus splendens is my favourite !!