Oenothera drummondii, Evening-primrose, נר-הלילה החופי

Evening-primrose…early in the morning!
Nof Yam coast

Nof-Yam, Apollonia Beach, Israel (early in the morning)

Pancratium maritimum, Sea daffodil, Sea pancratium lily,
نرجس بحري ,חבצלת החוף (susan al bahr)

Exotic flowers in Israel

Delonix regia, Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant,Flametree, צאלון נאה

Derivation of the botanical name:
Delonix, delos, “evident”; onux, “a claw”; a reference to the form of the petals.
regia, regius, “royal”.

Begonia coccinea, Cane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia

Martha’s Exotic Backyard

genus: Begonia, named for the French patron of botany Michel Begon, 1638-1710, Governor of French Canada and San Domingo.
species: Coccinea, deep red, from scarlet to carmine.

Martha’s exotic Backyard

Euphorbia millii hybrid. Everblooming Crown of Thorns

Dora Rain Pool, Netanya, continuation.

Pulicaria arabica, ladies’ false fleabane, Arabian fleabane, פרפרעושית ערבית

+ butterfly

…and a killer!

Another visit to the ‘Dora Rain Pool”

Xanthium italicum, Xanthium strumarium, Italian Cocklebur, לכיד איטלקי

Alhagi graecorum, Alhagi maurorum, Camelgrass, Camel’s thorn, Persian Manna Plant, הגה מצויה

Ammannia prieureana, Red stem tooth cup, אמניה רבת-פרחים

Following the Harold Silberstein Lane in Netanya

A real hot summer!

בהמשך סמטת הרולד סילברשטין, נתניה

Atractylis carduus,Atractylis flava, Yellow Distaff-thistle, חורשף צהוב

“Sedges have edges
Rushes are round
Grasses are hollow right up from the ground”.

Euphorbia maculata, Euphorbia nutans, Spotted Spurge,Chamaesyce maculata, חלבלוב נטוי

Lagurus ovatus, Hare’s Tail,Turk’s-head grass, זנב-ארנבת ביצני

And…enjoying the beach

Yeshiva student

The Dora Rain Pool – Breichat Dora

Named after Dora Eban, wife of commander Dan Even (Epstein), of the “Alexandroni Brigade”. Breichat Dora is one of the largest natural winter pools remaining in the coastal area.

A Hot summer…

Desmostachya bipinnata, Eragrostis bipinnata, Halfa grass, Big cordgrass or Salt reed-grass, חילף החולות

Lythrum tribracteatum, Lythrum bibracteatum, Three-bracted Loosestrife, שנית שוות-שיניים

Helianthemum stipulatum, Sun-Rose, שמשון סגלגל

Plant Family: Cistaceae, לוטמיים