{"product_id":"haloxylon-salicornicum-rimth-saltbush","title":"Haloxylon salicornicum - Rimth Saltbush","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eHaloxylon salicornicum\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Rimth Saltbush, is a low, densely branched shrub of the gravel plains and shallow depressions of Arabia, Iraq and Iran. It is effectively leafless, working through succulent jointed blue-green shoots that give it a fine, almost coral-like texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is one of the most abundant and important native shrubs of the Arabian gravel desert, tolerating salinity, drought and grazing in combination. Specifiers use it for large-scale native restoration, gravel plain revegetation and low shrub mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.3 to 1 metre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 0.6 to 1.5 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Iran and the Levant, on gravel plains and shallow depressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Effectively leafless; succulent jointed blue-green shoots carry out photosynthesis; evergreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Moderate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Accepts gravelly, sandy, gypseous and mildly to moderately saline soils; requires free drainage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very low; strongly drought-tolerant and adapted to shallow depressions that catch occasional runoff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid regions with very low rainfall and is fully adapted to Gulf conditions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low, dense, rounded mound of fine jointed shoots reading as blue-green texture in mass planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large-scale native restoration, gravel plain revegetation, low shrub mass, drought forage reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for continuous native cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires no irrigation, pruning or feeding once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Free of significant pest and disease problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Good tolerance of saline and gypseous soils, holding cover where salinity rises in depressions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very high, one of the defining shrubs of the Arabian gravel desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEnvironmental Benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e: A keystone species for gravel plain restoration and a critical dry season grazing reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rimth Saltbush is the native ground shrub of the Arabian gravel plain, and any restoration scheme on that ground should include it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452565442756,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-shrub_7bf7194d-e052-479f-8126-507492b08c64.png?v=1785211265","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/haloxylon-salicornicum-rimth-saltbush","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}