Re: Plants of the eastern Mediterranean
- Subject: Re: Plants of the eastern Mediterranean
- From: &* A* O* <s*@gimcw.org>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:36:58 -0700
Hey Nan -
You might check out this page of the Aril [Iris] Society International:
http://www.arilsociety.org/index.pl?Nurseries
SeÃn O.
http://about.me/seanaohara
On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 10:18 PM, Nan Sterman
<TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com> wrote:
> I went to a presentation tonight by the director and head scientist at the
> Jerusalem Botanical Garden. ÂIt was fascinating. ÂThey showed a slide that
> depicted the bioregions of Israel. ÂIf you drew a line through the country,
> roughly from the 2 o'clock position to the 7 or 8 o'clock position, then
> portion above the line is Mediterranean, the portion below the line is
> desert. ÂThe interface of the two runs right through Jerusalem and Tel
> Aviv.
> There are 2400 native species, half of which are annuals! Â Imagine that -
> half your native species annuals, several of which bloom for less than two
> weeks each year.
> They have some absolutely awesome native iris - Iris bismarkiana,ÂIris
> autropurpurea, andÂIris hayneiÂamong them (two of those links are to photos
> by the person who gave the presentation tonight, Dr. Ori Fragman-Sapir).
> ÂNative pollinators have declined so there are issues with regeneration of
> native populations but where pollination gets some human assistance, it is
> reasonable.
> He also showed images of many other plants, mostly bulbs and flowering
> annuals. ÂIt was fascinating.
> A google search didn't show up any US sources for these bulbs. ÂAny
> suggestions?
> Nan
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