May’s theme is indeed a challenge. I have no garden in the Middle East and this arid region produces few wildflowers.

Trying to stay close to my present home in the Middle East for this month’s wildflower challenge, I’ve found one wildflower in 4 years! The Desert hyacinth or  Orobanchacea (Broomrapes): Cistanche tubulosa. I’ve found this in wetlands and on the dune line behind the seashore, always growing in sand.  Continue reading →