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Pancratium maritimum Usually it blooms from Mid August to early October, but every year there are few ones that start in July or even June :-) <br /> wonderful flower, fragrant and beautiful! Geotagged,Israel,Pancratium maritimum,Sea daffodil,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Pancratium maritimum

Usually it blooms from Mid August to early October, but every year there are few ones that start in July or even June :-)
wonderful flower, fragrant and beautiful!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    According to Wikipedia, pollinated by this moth, yet only when wind speed is less than 2m/s:

    Agrius convolvuli Feels nice to wake up and be surprised by a beautiful giant hawk-moth on the back side of the tree :)<br /> Agrius convolvuli,Convolvulus Hawk-moth
     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      very interesting!
      I once saw butterflies (pea blue, if I remember correctly) on Pancratiums - I've never seen any moth there.       Posted 5 years ago

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The Sea daffodil

''Pancratium maritimum'', or sea daffodil, is a species of bulbous plant native to both sides of the Mediterranean region and Black Sea from Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands east to Turkey, Syria, Israel and the Caucasus.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jul 21, 2020. Captured Jul 16, 2020 11:32 in Unnamed Road, Israel.
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  • 35mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.