Biarum olivieri

A desert-edge Biarum from Egypt, Sinai and the southern Levant. It grows briefly on scant winter rain and spends most of the year dormant. It needs a bright, mild, short winter growing season and a long, hot and completely dry rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Arid to semi-arid stony and sandy ground in Egypt, Sinai and Israel/Palestine. Like other Biarum it probably shelters in rock crevices and gravelly soil.

The modelled sites are at about 230–710 m. The actual elevation is not documented in the sources checked.

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🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.