Cistanche sp. (Cistanche)

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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