Al-Ruqruq seeds - Al-Qusayyis (sentence)

Common name: Raqrouq Scientific name: Helianthemum Also called: Qasees - Herb of the Truffle "Fagg" - Raqrouq Al-Dahmi - Sunflower – Al-Hashima. Original habitat: • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Levant, and Mediterranean Basin. Description: • Perennial shrub with upright branches, small rectangular leaves, reaching up to 40 centimeters in length. The flower: • Small yellow flowers with orange shades, bloom in summer. Uses and benefits: • Cultivated to increase the quantity of truffle or fagg. • Nutritious for livestock and helps increase milk. Suitable climatic conditions for growing Raqrouq: • Needs a temperature from 20 to 28 degrees Celsius. Suitable soil for growing Raqrouq: • Grows in hard and sandy soil, tolerates frost and drought. Method of propagation of Raqrouq: • Propagated by seeds, which are very small and brown in color. Method of planting Raqrouq: • Since the seeds are very tiny, with approximately 5000 seeds per gram, it is better to mix 0.5 grams of seeds with 50 grams of sand to facilitate scattering. • It is also irrigated continuously to prevent the soil from drying out during the germination period. • Raqrouq appears in open land with hard soil during winter after rainfall on scattered seeds. Timing for planting Raqrouq: • Planted directly in the ground during spring.