{"product_id":"indigofera-spinosa-spiny-indigo","title":"Indigofera spinosa - Spiny Indigo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eIndigofera spinosa\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Spiny Indigo, is a low, densely twiggy, spine-tipped shrub of the dry plains of north east Africa and southern Arabia. It carries very small grey-green pinnate leaves and short spikes of small pink to salmon pea flowers held tight against the branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a low-growing pioneer of hard, overgrazed and gravelly ground, and it holds a compact grey mound without any irrigation at all. It is used in native restoration, low shrub mass and verge planting on arid sites.\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: 0.5 to 1.2 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: North east Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very small grey-green pinnate leaves on densely twiggy spine-tipped branches; drought-deciduous\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: Prefers gravelly, stony and sandy soils with free drainage; tolerates poor, shallow and alkaline ground\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 survive on desert rainfall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions across Arabia and the Horn of Africa\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\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Short spikes of small pink to salmon pea flowers held tight to the branches, mainly after rain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Native restoration on degraded ground, low shrub mass, verge and embankment planting, drought forage reserve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 0.8 to 1.2 metres apart for a continuous low mass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires nothing beyond occasional cutting back to refresh growth\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\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very high, one of the last shrubs standing on hard overgrazed ground in its native range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErosion Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dense low frame traps sand and reduces surface movement on stony plains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildlife Attraction\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers are worked by bees and the spiny structure gives shelter for small desert fauna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spiny Indigo is a pioneer for the hardest, most degraded arid ground, where a taller shrub would simply not take.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452565278916,"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_f62d90ce-6fda-4258-b3a6-dd6ff985189c.png?v=1785211257","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/en-ae\/products\/indigofera-spinosa-spiny-indigo","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}