Rose Of Jericho
And while drying out may sound like a recipe for disaster it.
Rose of jericho. The real rose of jericho symbolizes the life cycle of jesus. Common names include maryams flower flower of st mary st. A plant with great resistance to. Marys flower marys flower white mustard flower and rose of jericho.
Anastatica is found in arid areas in the middle east and the sahara desert including parts of north africa and regions of iran egypt palestine israel syria iraq jordan and pakistan. The name is also associated with another species of the same nature but emerald green foliage. Well one more surprise. Each morning jesus would put his fingers to the rose of jericho and collect the little water it had and quench his thirst from the drops of water from the branches of the plant.
Few houseplants inspire as much legend as the rose of jericho also known as the dinosaur plant or resurrection plant. The real jericho rose the fabulous plant that grows in the holy land in the valley of the dead sea in the vicinity of jericho and in the judean desert has captured the spirit and heart of mankind and has caught the imagination of artists spiritual and religious people from christianity judaism and islam uniting them as one. It shows the plant itself is a female remains closed but opens up to disperse its seeds and produce babies after each rain or whenever gets wet. Rose of jericho also called resurrection plant either of two species of unrelated plants known for their ability to survive dessicationthe true rose of jericho anastatica hierochuntica is native to western asia and is the only species of the genus anastatica of the mustard family brassicaceaethe small gray plant curls its branches and seedpods inward in the dry season forming a ball.
It germinates branches off blooms and then at the end of spring its branches bend and gather in their laps until the rain. The rose of jericho plant may seem like a difficult plant to take care of but it is actually a pretty resilient plant. Its scientific name is anastatica hierochuntica namely the revival of jericho jericho rose is a small annual desert plant. Yes it is the selaginella lepidophylla plant commonly known as the false rose of jericho plant.
Rose of jericho referred with the names of religious female personalities like mary maryam and fatima. The rose of jericho is known as the resurrection because of its ability to survive dessication. The false rose of jericho. The rose of jericho gets the name of resurrection plant from its amazing ability to come back to life after completely drying out which is a good thing for those of us that forget to water our plants.
This sacred rose of jericho followed christ during his days within the desert.