There is a place in Sicily where an incredibly big variety of spontaneous herbs grow. In those calcareous, rocky souls.
They are the wild Lamiaceae, a group of Mediterranean plants who benefit from dry, calcareous soils, because they are xerophilous: which mean they love light (not direct light) and water, but its roots cannot stand stagnant water so they benefit from periods of drought, which is guaranteed by the calcareous nature of the soil, that can't retain any water.
I will describe and show each one of this herbs. Besides the Lamiaceae, there are a couple of wild Umbrelliferae (the famous family of carrots, parsley and celery) that grow in that environment too.
I can assure you that in Summer, the scent of these herbs invade the nostrils and you cannot think of nothing else, but the good smells of these plants.
They are the wild Lamiaceae, a group of Mediterranean plants who benefit from dry, calcareous soils, because they are xerophilous: which mean they love light (not direct light) and water, but its roots cannot stand stagnant water so they benefit from periods of drought, which is guaranteed by the calcareous nature of the soil, that can't retain any water.
I will describe and show each one of this herbs. Besides the Lamiaceae, there are a couple of wild Umbrelliferae (the famous family of carrots, parsley and celery) that grow in that environment too.
I can assure you that in Summer, the scent of these herbs invade the nostrils and you cannot think of nothing else, but the good smells of these plants.
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