anyone in Israel?
Lee Poulsen (Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:56:31 PST)

Hey, thanks for that link. I skimmed through it and my eyes locked on the place name Kfar Blum mentioned in the article. This helps explain a pot of Narcissus I've had for quite a while now. The label says they are Narcissus sp. 'Kfar Blum' and they are grown from some seeds I got from the seed exchange. (Don't remember if it was PBS or pre-PBS.) For some reason I never bothered to Google the words. So I gather what I have traces back to Narcissus that is native to that area? Interesting.

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a
Latitude 34°N, Altitude 1150 ft/350 m

On Mar 6, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Bill Richardson <ixia@dcsi.net.au> wrote:

" Tel Anafa Nature Reserve. Northwest of Kibbutz Shamir, Tel Anafa is an
off-the-track delight. Although named for the egrets (anafot) that like to
nest in its trees, the Tel Anafa Nature Reserve is also known as Daffodil
Hill. That's because in the dead of winter the almost untouched reserve
abounds with lovely daffodils.

In spring the daffodils are replaced by distinctive acanthus flowers,
called
'bear's breeches' in English. With their rosette-like bottom leaves and
white and purple flowers, they are so decorative that they apparently
inspired the architect who designed the Corinthian capitals that crowned
the
pillars in ancient Greece and Rome."

http://jpost.com/Israel-Guide/…

regards,
Bill Richardson

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From: "Mark Mazer" <markemazer@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 3:49 AM
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [pbs] anyone in Israel?

*Tel Anafa is a h*ill near Shamir and is informally known as "daffodil
hill". It is in a nature reserve.
Mark Mazer
Hertford, NC USDA 8a

On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 9:54 AM, <billthebulbbaron@aol.com> wrote:

I have heard of a site in northern Israel where the native Narcissus
tazetta is particularly abundant, known as "Narcissus Hill". Does
anyone
there know precisely where this is located?

Best wishes,

Bill the Bulb Baron (William R.P. Welch)
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