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Plants for mediterranean gardens => Bulbs (including other geophytes with corms, tubers, rhizomes etc) => Topic started by: fragman on September 06, 2011, 09:09:42 PM

Title: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: fragman on September 06, 2011, 09:09:42 PM

Vagaria (Pancratium) parviflora have started blooming at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens and in nature. A real joy after a long - dry summer.

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: pamela on September 07, 2011, 07:47:27 AM

They are so beautiful.  I would love to see the Jerusalem Botanical garden...I have Pancratium maritimum but they haven't flowered yet.  Some have leaves, I am a bit worried as I think those wont flower...or do you know different?  Have you had any rain this summer?

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: fragman on September 07, 2011, 06:52:38 PM

You are most welcome...
No rain this summer.
If your plants are planted in a sunny place, drained soil in Mediterranean climate, they will bloom.

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: Miriam on September 10, 2011, 02:26:33 PM

A fresh report from today: Vagaria parviflora and Urginea maritima started to flower near the monastery of Latrun on the way to Jerusalem. Vagaria parviflora is growing between rocks in half-shade.

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: HansA on September 12, 2011, 01:56:41 PM

Fantastic pictures Ori and Miriam (and great to meet you here in this forum!)!
Here in the western mediterranean still nothing to see of Vagaria parviflora.

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: ezeiza on September 12, 2011, 02:33:29 PM

Miriam. sorry if this is a dumb question but why in the second image Vagarias are in flower in a row? Are they cultivated there?

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: Miriam on September 12, 2011, 05:51:41 PM

Thanks Hans  ;)

Alberto, the Vagarias in the second photo grow in a narrow gap between two large rocks...not cultivated.
However, in the garden of the monastery, they cultivated and planted some Vagaria parviflora and Urginea maritima (see photo).
 
 

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: HansA on September 28, 2011, 02:08:15 PM

Finally first flowers also here  - wondering they start about two weeks later than in Israel where it might be drier than the Balearic Islands.

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: Alisdair on September 28, 2011, 03:14:43 PM

What a lovely picture, Hans!

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: HansA on October 01, 2011, 11:59:33 PM

Thanks a lot, Alisdair!

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: Bulbissime on November 15, 2011, 06:57:04 PM

here is another species, from Morocco, Vagaria olivieri.

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: Michel GAUTIER on November 15, 2011, 09:55:31 PM

Magnificent photos fragman. About Pancratium maritimum, mine have blooms abundantly this summer

Title: Re: Vagaria is blooming
Post by: pamela on November 16, 2011, 07:48:38 PM

Michel, your picture is lovely. Pancratium maritimum is the most beautiful thing...........One of my absolute favorite bulbs.  Thank you for posting.