ארכיון Plant of the Month - הגן הבוטני

Field Marigold – Calendula arvensis

by: yael orgad

Plant of the Month, Winter, חורף, צמח החודש

Our first plant of the month for the year 2019 is a modest and usually ignored wildflower. It is small and inconspicuous, but nevertheless a charming flower: the Field Marigold. ...

American Sweetgum – Liquidambar styraciflua

by: Yael Orgad

Autumn, Plant of the Month, סתיו, צמח החודש

Our plant of the month this month is a tree, adorned with delightful fall colors these days: the American Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua. Liquidambar styraciflua originates in Eastern United States, where ...

Palestine Terebinth – Pistacia terebinthus subsp. palaestina

by: Yael Orgad

Autumn, Plant of the Month

Autumn is here, and we are looking for fall colors. The most significant local tree with fall colors is the Pistacia terebinthus subsp. Palaestina, also called the Palestine Terebinth. The ...

The Jerusalem Colchicum – Colchicum hierosolymitanum

by: Yael Orgad and Ori Fragman-Sapir

Autumn, Plant of the Month, סתיו, צמח החודש

Our Plant of the month for October is the Jerusalem Colchicum. The Jerusalem Colchicum is a 5-10 cm tall bulb plant that blooms directly from the ground. It blooms in ...

אורן קולטר – Pinus coulteri

by: יעל אורגד

Plant of the Month, Summer, צמח החודש, קיץ

The pines are evergreen conifers that grow mainly in the Temperate Zone of the Northern Hemisphere, where they form important forests. There are about 115 pine species in the world, ...

Crithmum maritimum – Sea Fennel

by: Shira Carmeli

Autumn, Gardening, Israeli Wild Plants, Ornamental Plants, Plant of the Month

Seasons are changing - gradually and gracefully autumn is creeping into summer and will soon take over. Our plant of the month, Crithmum maritimum, has been flowering for months and ...

Ficus palmata – Wild Fig

by: Ori Fragman-Sapir, Translated by Shira Carmeli & Kady Wilson

Israeli Wild Plants, Plant of the Month, Rare Plants, Summer

Twenty years ago, when we were young and hard-working students, we enjoyed Sukkot and Passover vacations in Sinai. We would go hiking for ten days in the high mountains of ...

Chrysocephalum apiculatum – Common Everlasting, Yellow Buttons

by: Shira Carmeli, Translated by Shira Carmeli & Adi Bar-Yoseph

Ornamental Plants, Plant of the Month, Summer

It is the beginning of summer and spring freshness moves aside for deep dusty green and a dry yellow. Prolonged bloom by flowers, that smile to the sun and do ...

Erythrina herbacea – Coral Bean

by: Shira Carmeli

Ornamental Plants, Plant of the Month, Summer

It is the beginning of summer and our garden is full of color. Our plant of the month is the striking Coral Bean (Erythrina herbacea) which is revealed to the ...

Iris pseudacorus – Yellow Flag Iris

by: Shira Carmeli, Translated by Shira Carmeli & Kady Wilson

Israeli Wild Plants, Ornamental Plants, Plant of the Month, Rare Plants, Spring

It is the end of spring and the Gardens’ lake is starting to spruce up. Impressive upright leaves that adorn the lake’s bank throughout the year are raising long stems ...

Field Marigold – Calendula arvensis

American Sweetgum – Liquidambar styraciflua

Palestine Terebinth – Pistacia terebinthus subsp. palaestina

The Jerusalem Colchicum – Colchicum hierosolymitanum

אורן קולטר – Pinus coulteri

Crithmum maritimum – Sea Fennel

Ficus palmata – Wild Fig

Chrysocephalum apiculatum – Common Everlasting, Yellow Buttons

Erythrina herbacea – Coral Bean

Iris pseudacorus – Yellow Flag Iris

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