This plant grows in low-salinity areas of Israel's deserts, and it seems equally at home on the Dead Sea limestone cliffs as in the South...Read Moreern 'Arava's granitic screes. It is not rare but by no means abundant, and one should think twice about harvesting it. We use it to brew a delicious peach-flavored tea. Since I like it very much, I have just (Nov. 07, 2017) sown a few seeds but I doubt it'll be happy in the Tel Aviv area: the University's Botanical Garden, which has an impressive collection of desert plants, does not have it! Well, at least I hope I'll be able to post a few photos of these minute seeds' germination/ emergence!
This plant grows in low-salinity areas of Israel's deserts, and it seems equally at home on the Dead Sea limestone cliffs as in the South...Read More