Phlebodium (Polypodium) aureum- כתבה

Phlebodium (Polypodium) aureum רב-רגל זהוב Family: Polypodiaceae | Origin: America from Brazil to Florida This beautiful and special fern, commonly called Blue Star Polypodium or Bear's-Foot Fern, comes from America and its Latin name has been changed recently from Polypodium to Phlebodium due to some distinction from the rest of its genus, but it is […]

Viburnum odoratissimum – Sweet Viburnum- כתבה

Viburnum odoratissimum – Sweet Viburnum Family: Viburnaceae | Origin: East Asia Viburnum Odoratissimum is an evergreen shrub from East Asia that grows beautiful, large smooth and glossy leaves that bud light green and darken to a rich, lustrous green. In the spring it is covered for about a month with an abundance of inflorescences bearing […]

Chrysanthemum morifolium – Mums- כתבה

Chrysanthemum morifolium – Mums Family: Asteraceae | Origin: China and East Asia. Hybrids In perfect timing with the coming holidays: a flowering perennial plant perfect as a bouquet or as a flowering pot. Planted in a container or in the garden it can be enjoyed for years Many people are familiar with the chrysanthemums, a […]

Loropetalum chinense (var. rubrum), Chinese Fringe Flower- כתבה

Loropetalum chinense (var. rubrum), Chinese Fringe Flower Family: Hamamalidaceae | Origin: East Asia This new shrub arrived in Israel a few years ago and does well both on the coastal plain and in Jerusalem. In the United States, where it has been in gardening since the 1980s, it has proved resistant to severe cold and […]

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Japanese Painted Fern כתבה

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Japanese Painted Fern Family: Athyriaceae | Origin: East Asia In Israel, we are used to treating ferns as tropical plants that love moisture and heat, and indeed most ferns come from areas with tropical climates around the world. In contrast, many species of other ferns are common in the cool temperate […]

Campanula portenschlagiana (wall bellflower)- כתבה

Campanula portenschlagiana (Wall Bellflower) Family: Campanulaceae | Origin: Southern Europe The bellflower family is represented in Israel by about 20 species, most of which have purple bell-like flowers and the majority are annual plants that bloom in late winter and spring, produce the seeds of the next generation and dry up in early summer. In […]

Hibiscus sinnensis, cultivars כתבה

Hibiscus sinnensis, cultivars Family: : Malvaceae | Origin: Islands of the South Pacific. For those of you who like huge, brightly colored flowers, this shrub causes intense pleasure. Chinese hibiscus is indeed an easy-to-grow and floriferous shrub and no one remains indifferent to the magnificent flowers that adorn it all summer long. All you have […]

Dermatobotrys saundersii כתבה

Dermatobotrys saundersii Family: Scrophulariaceae | Origin: South Africa The common reaction to seeing Dermatobotrys blooming is: What is this strange plant?! Indeed, it does not resemble any other plant in its appearance or name and is also the only plant in its botanical genus. Dermatobotrys Saundersii is a small shrublet that grows wild in the […]

Dwarf palms for the Jerusalem area כתבה

Dwarf palms for the Jerusalem area Family: Arecaceae | Origin: Around the world Palm lovers in the Jerusalem area are usually disappointed: most of the palms are tropical trees sensitive to cold and dryness and many of them die in Jerusalem in the winter, or just suffer and put on a miserable show. Among the […]

Rhaphiolepis 'Snow Maiden', Indian Hawthorn כתבה

Rhaphiolepis 'Snow Maiden' Snow Maiden Indian Hawthorn Family: Rosaceae | Origin: India and China In public gardening exposed to vandalism and neglect and in low-maintenance gardens, the gardeners prefer to plant workhorses; These are shrubs, which are easily established and then become resistant to a variety of difficult and even changing conditions – extreme heat, […]