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In this plant section, we group together those plants which are adapted to arid or drought conditions. Normally, the majority of these species, grown in dry conditions, are waxy, succulent, hairy, sticky, needle-like and even, smaller than the rest.
In Drought Resistant Plants you can find any species with these features: Pithecellobium dulce, Ruta graveolens, Syzygium cordatum, Tamarindus indica and so on.
The Sicilian Squill (Scilla sicula) is a bulbous herbaceous perennial (geophyte) with smooth elongate leaves pointed at the tip. It is distinguished by pale flowers and broad, marginally ciliate leaves (with a line of short, white hairs).
Cute small Sedum native to Southern Spain and possibly NW Africa. It grows as small compact rosettes of green pubescent leaves, held on low stolons. It flowers from June to August with white star-shaped blossoms with wide petals.
Native to Southern Eruope from about 200 to 2800 m, it has neat stolinferous rosettes with a red hue, and ciliate ("Hairy") leaf margins. It naturally grows in rocky outcrops and cliffs, but it became well known in ancient times since it was typically found on roofs, hence the name "tectorum", meaning "of the roofs"
Native to Southern Eruope from about 200 to 2800 m, it has neat stolinferous rosettes with a red hue, and ciliate ("Hairy") leaf margins. It naturally grows in rocky outcrops and cliffs, but it became well known in ancient times since it was typically found on roofs, hence the name "tectorum", meaning "of the roofs"
This strelizia is adapted to harsh conditions and lacks normal leaves. Leaf stalks taper to a tip with no blade, so the leaves look like fleshy spikes. The flower is much like the popular bird of paradise.
Shrub to medium size tree from South Africa to Mozambique. It has a very dense foliage and edible purple-black sweet fruits, very rich in anti-oxidants. It stands harsh conditions and grows in Mediterranean to Tropical conditions.
Shrub to medium size tree from South Africa to Mozambique. It has a very dense foliage and edible purple-black sweet fruits, very rich in anti-oxidants. It stands harsh conditions and grows in Mediterranean to Tropical conditions.
Shrub or small tree with edible sweet, aromatic purple fruits. It is very easy to grow, hardy to drought, wind and moderate cold. It thrives outdoors on the Mediterranean coast and can be pruned as a hedge or kept as a small shrub.
Tuberous-rooted perennial native to Tropical America, with fleshy leaves and delicate pink flowers followed by the small and colourful pink-white-yellow-red fruits. It is considered an ornamental, a caudiciform. a medicinal plant. and in some countries even used as a vegetable
Tamarind is the famous sweet-and-sour fruit of ancient times. It is a semi-evergreen tropical tree native to East Africa but now spread in tropical Asia and South America. Pulp, leaves and bark have medicinal properties.
Deciduous relative of domestic papayas. Fruits are 2-5 cm long, sweet and juicy, quite nice to eat. It is easy to grow in harsh, mediterranean conditions as it takes drought and some cold too. With age it will form a "fat" trunk.
Welwitschia is a myth of botany, being one the most unusual plants in this world. It came from a very ancient plant lineage and survived to the modern era in the barren deserts of Angola and Namibia.
This plant is popular and easy in cultivation. Stems and leaves are grey-silvery and each leaf resembles a coin. A few spiralling tendrils are produced here and there.
Variegated selection of the popular Yucca. It can eventually become a tall tree-like yucca but it can also be used as an indoor plant.
This aroid from semi-dry areas is named so because of the similarity with some cycads in the genus Zamia. It is native to E - SE Africa, that resists to many different conditions. Its showy glossy leaves are produced from a stout underground, succulent rhizome. It is very easy to grow, and the unusual flowers are a nice addition.It is normally evergreen,...
Black leaved cultivar of the now-popular Zamioculcas: an unusual cycad-looking aroid from South Africa. The green type of this species was considered rare until the 1990's when it was mass-propagated to be grown as a houseplant.
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