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The real Rose of Jericho – Anastatica hierochuntica L.

The real Rose of Jericho - Anastatica hierochuntica L.

The real Rose of Jericho is a perennial plant, famous for the “afterlife”: in its death, its branches become stiff as a tree and shrink like a clenched fist and retain the seeds. By the way, this is one of the only annual plants in the growing world.

The real Rose of Jericho

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What plant can be resurrected when the rain comes?

The plant known as the “real Jericho Rose” or by its additional name resurrection plant is sacred to Christians, mainly because of the dry plant’s ability to resurrect when the rain comes, but also in the hands of its branches, which gave it the name “Mary’s hands -the mother of Jesus.