A protected bulb in Israel, and rather rare, found in patches all over the eastern parts of the country. During its blooming time, its site are places of pilgrim for nature lovers. The huge flowers are visited by many insects that are attracted to the scents secreted in small glands, found at the petal's tips.
A protected bulb in Israel, and rather rare, found in patches all over the eastern parts of the country. During its blooming time, its site are places of pilgrim for nature lovers. The huge flowers are visited by many insects that are attracted to the scents secreted in small glands, found at the petal's tips.
This is a protected bulb in Israel, it is rather rare, found in patches in semi-arid areas. During its blooming time its site are places of pilgrim for nature lovers. the huge flowers are visited by many insects that are attracted to the scents secreted in small glands, found at the petal's tips.
This is a protected bulb in Israel, it is rather rare, found in patches in semi-arid areas. During its blooming time its site are places of pilgrim for many nature lovers. The huge flowers are 6-10 cm long. Here you can see the population blooming before the strong rains arrive later in November-Decenmer, only than the leaves will sprout and the flowers will be long gone. At this interesting site one can fincd many other bulbs like Iris palaestina and Tulipa agenensis.
This is a protected bulb in Israel, it is rather rare, found in patches in semi-arid areas. During its blooming time its site are places of pilgrim for many nature lovers. The huge flowers are 6-10 cm long. The flowers bloom before the strong rains arrive later in November-Decenmer, only than the leaves will sprout and the flowers will be long gone. At this interesting site one can find many other bulbs like Iris palaestina and Tulipa agenensis.
I found this amazing bulb in Israel and now in the archeological site of Petra (Jordan), here it grows in small patches in very dry and cold conditions.
