Show rose of jericho plant native of sandy deserts the rose of jericho or resurrection plant is not mentioned in the bible though one of the books of the apocrypha speaks of the rose plant in jericho the standard bible dictionary says this may possibly be the real rose which was first introduced 0 in palestine probably during the persian or greek era but the syriac translation reads instead the oleander what is called today rose of Je jericho is a very homely crucifier an says a writer in the detroit news which in a moist aam atm atmosphere 0 sphere opens the petals of its corona and in a dry atmosphere closes them this plant is a native of the sandy deserts from roin arabia and syria to algeria is s an annual and grows about six inches high soon after flowering the leaves fall off and the branches roll up into a ball that looks like wickerwork and that contains the seeds or fruit the plants are uprooted by the wind and blown over the desert when the rains descend the branches open back and the seeds germinate there are other species of plants known also as resurrection ur plants because of this faculty of coming to life when the dried leaves branches or fruits are moistened |