Plants

Flowers for the garden

Tuberous Arethusa

Arethusa bulbosa

Plants 15–25 cm high. Root tubers small, whole, rounded, tuberous-bulb-like. Stem erect. Leaf single, cauline, narrow, linear, at first hidden under scaly leaf sheaths.

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Tuberous geranium

G. tuberosum

It does indeed form tuberous-thickened roots. In April–June, purple-pink flowers 2–3 cm in diameter bloom against a backdrop of deeply cut leaves.

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Tuberous vetchling

L. tuberosus L

An elegant perennial plant up to 200 cm tall with fragrant, dark-pink flowers and tuberous, oblong-oval rhizomes up to 4 cm long and 1.5 cm thick.

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Tufted loosestrife

Lysimachia thyrsiflora

Family Primulaceae. Often found on banks and shallow waters throughout Russia.

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Tulip

Tulipa

Tulip — a herbaceous bulbous perennial. Plant height varies depending on species and cultivar from 10–20 to 65–100 cm

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Twisted Bellevalia

Bellevalia flexuosa

These perennial bulbous plants with distinctive inflorescences of white flowers are found in forests around Ashkelon. The Hebrew name "zamzumit matsuya - the common" alludes to the sound of the bells ("zamzam" - buzzer).

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Two-flowered cinquefoil

Potentilla biflora Willd. ex Schlecht.

Cushion-forming subshrub 3-8 cm tall, clothed at the base with remnants of petioles and dead leaves.

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Two-leaved Platanthera or Night Violet

Platanthera bifolia

A species with a wide range, found in Western Europe and Asia Minor. Grows in coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests, especially near "windows" (openings), along forest edges, clearings and shrubby thickets.