{"product_id":"calligonum-comosum-arta","title":"Calligonum comosum - Arta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eCalligonum comosum\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Arta, is a sand dune shrub of the Sahara and Arabia that carries almost no leaves, working instead through a mass of fine green jointed shoots. In spring it is covered with small cream flowers, followed by remarkable spherical fruits densely clothed in soft red bristles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a foundation species of the Arabian sand deserts, rooting deeply into dune faces and holding them against the wind. Specifiers use it for dune stabilisation, desert restoration and native character planting where the fruit display is a genuine seasonal event.\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: 1 to 3 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.5 to 3 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Sahara, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran, on deep sand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Effectively leafless; fine green jointed shoots carry out photosynthesis in place of leaves\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: Requires deep, freely drained sand; established on active dunes and intolerant of heavy or wet 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; deeply drought-tolerant with roots reaching well down into the dune profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in hot arid deserts with very low rainfall and high summer temperatures\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: Small cream flowers carried in profusion along the green shoots in spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spherical fruits densely clothed in soft red to pink bristles, produced in quantity and highly distinctive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sand dune stabilisation, desert restoration, native character planting, wind erosion control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 2 to 3 metres apart for a stabilising stand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires no pruning or irrigation 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\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Exceptionally high, a true deep sand desert species\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErosion Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: A primary dune-fixing shrub, used at scale in Arabian and Saharan sand stabilisation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e: The red bristly fruit display in late spring is one of the most striking events in the desert flora\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arta holds a dune in place and then puts on a fruit display that no ornamental shrub in the palette can match.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452565115076,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-shrub_9d5eb78b-affb-40f9-b1b2-5c116c243079.png?v=1785211254","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/products\/calligonum-comosum-arta","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}