background preloader

Plants

Facebook Twitter

Plants adapted to mediterranean climates. Melia azedarach. At a Glance height: 50ft • 15m width: 25ft • 10m Sunset: 6-31 Sécheresse: 5 fullsun well drainedsoils rich, loamysoils claysoils alkalinesoils acidsoils neutral PHsoils winterdormant fallcolor attractsbirds fragrantleaf/flower can betoxic poisonous a good deerrisk windylocations potential to become naturalized in mediterranean climates Melia azedarach L. 1753 MEH…lih…ah ah…zeh…DAW…r⋅r⋅rahk Meliaceæ Melia : Greek: meliē manna ash; from the resemblance of the leaves • azedarach : Persian: âzâd - free, noble; dirakht - tree עברית (Hebrew): אזדרכת מצויה Natural distribution extending from India, China and Japan to Indonesia, Australia (non mediterranean climate) and the Pacific Islands; a weedy invader in many (non mediterranean climate) parts of the world Synonymy: Melia azedarach var. japonica (G.Don)Makino 1914; Melia azedarach var. sempervirens L. 1753; Melia candollei A.Juss. 1830; Melia floribunda Carrière 1872; Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc. 1843 .

Melia azedarach

Seán O'Hara Beverly Elischer - Perth, Western Australia. Eriobotrya japonica. At a Glance height: 10-30 ft • 4-9 m width: 10-20 ft • 4-7 m Sunset: 6-24 fullsun rich, loamysoils.

Eriobotrya japonica

Micromeria fruticosa. At a Glance.

Micromeria fruticosa

Drimia maritima - sea squill. At a Glance.

Drimia maritima - sea squill

Jacobaea maritima - dusty miller. At a Glance height: 20in • 50cm width: 16in • 40cm Sunset: 4-12 Sécheresse: 5 fullsun partialshade rich, loamysoils claysoils sandysoils alkalinesoils acidsoils neutral PHsoils salty/salinesoils evergreenfoliage containerculture attractsbutterflies seasideconditons a good deerrisk windylocations potential to become naturalized in mediterranean climates Jacobæa maritima (L.)

Jacobaea maritima - dusty miller

Yah…koe…BUY…ah mah…R⋅R⋅RIH…tih…mah. Centaurea ragusina. At a Glance height: 8-24in • 20-60cm width: 24-32in • 60-80cm Sunset: 8-24.

Centaurea ragusina

Crithmum maritimum. At a Glance.

Crithmum maritimum

Bupleurum fruticosum. At a Glance height: slow to 8ft • 2.5m width: slow to 8ft • 2.5m fullsun partialshade well drainedsoils.

Bupleurum fruticosum

Amaryllis belladonna. Amaryllis belladonna L. aw…maw…R⋅R⋅RUUHL…lihs bell…lah…DOHN…nah Amaryllidaceæ • Amaryllidoideæ • Amaryllideæ • Amaryllidinæ Has also been placed in Liliaceæ Amaryllis : Greek: a shepardess from classical poetry • belladonna : fair or beautiful lady naked ladies, belladonna lily, Jersey lily, Guernsey Lily, Barbados lily • Afrikaans: maart lelie (March lily) • Català (Catalan): lliri de Santa Paula, lliri de Santa Cristina, lliri de mar • Español: amariles, azucena de San Miguel, azucena de Santa Paula, la suegra y la nuera • Française: lis belladone • Italiano: amarillo, belladonnalilie • Português: açucena-do-cabo, lírio-beladona, bordao de Sao Jose, meninas para escola • Türk (Turkish): pembe trompetler • Ελληνική (Greek): αμαρυλίδα العربية (Arabic): أمارليس • עברית (Hebrew): אַמאַרי, אמריליס יפהפה Native to the Western Cape of South Africa but now commonly grown in mediterranean and similar climates worldwide.

Amaryllis belladonna

Synonymy: Coburgia belladonna (L.) Growing Amaryllis belladonna. Silene coronaria - gardening in mediterranean climates worldwide - about. At a Glance height: 32in • 80cm width: 18in • 45cm Sunset: 1-9, 14-24.

Silene coronaria - gardening in mediterranean climates worldwide - about

Acer monspessulanum - Montpellier maple. Acer monspessulanum By Joseph Ederschen, from Vietz, F.B., Icones plantarum medico-oeconomico-technologicarum, vol. 3: t. 227c (1806) The unusual, small leaves of Acer monspessulanum. Photo by Paco Bellido , Cordoba, Spain A Greek scene with A. monspessulanum coloring in fall. . , Athens, Greece A. monspessulanum have colored samaras (fruits), often quite showy. Flickr slideshow:Acer monspessulanum Show a larger slide show. Compare this plant to: Acer campestre.