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There are hundreds of
“immigrant" cactus varieties
brought ,n private collections,
some even “kidnapped" from
flower shows, doing very well in
Israel today Particularly in the
Negev they grow at rates, and to
si/es, unknown in the authoritative
European books on the subject
There are special cactus gardens in
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Kosher Kitchen.
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table Airline style kosher meals for hotel guests
Haifa. Htrziia and Eilat, m the
k:bbut/:m. in enumerable
private gardens and even m yards
and on balconies
Because cactus species have
adapted to varied, extreme
conditions they have an endless
variety of ihapex One East
African type that thrives in Israel
grows over 60 feet high, sending
out twisted, thorny arms from its
stem joints It has a shorter
“relative." a mere JO feet that ls
Israel's national symbol A native
of the Andes that grows long,
white hairs to protect itself from
the cold can also be persuaded to
grow in Israel
Another cactus family stays
close to the ground, growing in
rosettes of juicy, water-storing
leaves Once or twice a year thev
sproui long thin stems with bcll-
hke flowers pink, mauve, flame
red I hetc are cactus flowers as big
as i.de-s. with as many petals as a
daisy, uke the Queen of the Night
A: -unset the petals start to open.
;r.e by one By morning the
biossorr. has wilted
But the cactus has endless
survival strategems which is what
makes it such a successful
immigrant to Israel A leaf that
falls on the ground may grow
roots, to become a new plant
Cactus grow sery slowly, so as not
to outstrip water supply Esen the
giants spread out their roots very
close to the ground surface in a
wide net. to make the most of a
rare rainfall Some ripe cactus
fruits explode, spraying seeds far
and wide to make sure that a few
will find soil and water and thus
grow on
It looks, therefore as if the
cactus. beautiful, tough and
determined to survive, mas not be.
strictly speaking, a sabra. but it
clearly has many Israeli qualities
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