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Salsola drummondii

Salsola drummondii
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0

Drummond's saltwort is a salt-tolerant shrub from dry deserts and dry shrublands in the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and northwest India. It is adapted to saline soils and needs full sun, good drainage and very little water.

Family
Amaranthaceae (Amaranth & beet family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; it is adapted to arid conditions.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-drained soil; tolerates saline soil.
Temperature
Hot, arid conditions; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Arabian Pen., Iran to NW. India
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Salsola drummondii, common name Drummond's saltwort, is a flowering plant that grows in the Eastern Arabian peninsula, Iran, and parts of south Asia. It grows in dry biomes. It is in the Amaranthaceae family. It is adapted to high salinity.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salsola drummondii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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