Orobanchaceae - Botanical Family

Number of plants found: 4    
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) purple and yellow flower close up emerging from dry sandy soil
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) flower with dense purple vertical stalk and yellow accents rising from sand

Botanical name: Cistanche sp.

Common name: Cistanche

Family: Orobanchaceae

Origin: Asia

USDA Plant Hardiness Map

USDA Zone: 9-10?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftFull sunWater Requirement: Low. Allow soil to dry out between wateringsYellow, orange flowersBlue, lavender, purple flowersWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersEthnomedical plant. Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles. Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.

Cistanche is a worldwide genus of holoparasitic desert plants. They lack chlorophyll and obtain nutrients and water from the host plants whose roots they parasitize.


Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow flower close up with many small buds on tall spike
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow flower spike with many dense buds and lower open petals
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow flower close up growing from dry rocky soil
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow flower spike emerges from dry sandy ground with small rocks.
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) yellow and brown flower spikes emerging from sandy ground in desert.
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) with tall yellow and brown flower spikes growing in dry sandy soil.
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) purple yellow flower cluster close up on sandy ground surface
Cistanche sp. (Cistanche) purple flower cluster rising from sandy ground with yellow throat centers visible.


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Hyobanche sanguinea (Snail Flower) deep pink flower close up on textured ground.
Hyobanche sanguinea (Snail Flower) with fuzzy pink floral structures rising from the brown soil.

Botanical names: Hyobanche sanguinea, Hyobanche coccinea

Common names: Snail Flower, Cat's Claw, Ink Flower

Family: Orobanchaceae

Origin: South Africa

USDA Zone: 9-10?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftFull sunWater Requirement: Low. Allow soil to dry out between wateringsRed, crimson, vinous flowers

South African endemic.

Hyobanche sanguinea is a type of holoparasite, thus meaning that unlike other plants it does not photosynthesise for its food. Instead it attaches itself to the roots of other plants, in order to draw water and nutrients from its hosts. It also doesn't have any roots. Instead it has a long fleshy organ known as a haustorium, used to attach itself to the host plant and transfer nutrients. This can grow up to two metres in length on its hunt to find an appropriate host plant.



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Lamourouxia virgata (Lamourouxia) magenta flower, close up of vibrant tubular petals on slender stems
Lamourouxia virgata (Lamourouxia) magenta tubular flower spikes extending from deep purple stems and narrow foliage

Botanical name: Lamourouxia virgata

Common name: Lamourouxia

Family: Orobanchaceae

Origin: Central and South America

USDA Zone: 9-10?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyPink flowers

Lamourouxia virgata (Lamourouxia) magenta flower with dark stems and narrow dark green leaves plant.
Lamourouxia virgata (Lamourouxia) magenta flower with dark stems and narrow dark green leaves in nature.
Lamourouxia virgata (Lamourouxia) magenta flower clusters and dense green narrow serrated leaves close up
Lamourouxia virgata (Lamourouxia) magenta tubular flower clusters with serrated green leaves on the stem


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Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) pink flower close up with spotted throat and green leaves
Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) pink tubular flower with a spotted interior and lush green foliage.

Botanical name: Rehmannia elata

Common name: Chinese Foxglove

Family: Orobanchaceae

Origin: China

USDA Zone: 7-10?

USDA Plant Hardiness MapSmall plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeFull sunWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryWatering: Regular. Let topsoil dry slightlyPink flowersSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Rehmannia elata is an herbaceous perennial with veined, hairy leaves and pink, tubular flowers with darker pink stripes in summer.


Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) pink trumpet flower close up with spotted throat and green leaves
Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) trumpet flower with pink petals and a spotted yellow interior throat.
Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) pink trumpet flower on long green stems among garden foliage
Rehmannia elata (Chinese Foxglove) pink trumpet flowers growing on thin stems above dense green leaves


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