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I have had this plant in the same pot with great drainage for about 7 years. I water, maybe, once a week and have never changed the soil....Read More
This is a hard one to kill. I found one that has been sitting out back on my very shady porch for 6-10 years. There was very little soil ...Read More
In response to the questions about this plant, it's important that the planter that you are using should have a large drainage hole. If t...Read More
I'm looking for info about seed gathering/harvesting from a desert rose. I'm the 2nd owner of a fairly large, older (15+ yrs) plant that...Read More
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I am looking for a little advice. I had this plant shipped to me and it sat in between my door and the outside wo...Read More
I have a 20 month old A obesum that I am growing from seed from another plant. I am growing indoors under t5 grow lights with 18 hrs of ...Read More
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I have 2 of these. One has a rather broad, lighter green leaf and pink flower, plus large thorns. I've had this one 2 years but it only s...Read More
I have 7 of these plants pinks, pink/white striped, pure white, reds and one mauve coloured. Here in Thailand they advise to prune severe...Read More
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I have had my DR for about a year and a half and have never had such trouble. I grow bonsai and have been told I have two gr...Read More
I have a very old (20 years old) Dwarf Desert Rose also known as "Adenium Obesum - Hybrid" (won't grown over 6' tall). This plant has bee...Read More
We found a beautiful multi trunked DR at a local landscape and garden center. It was beautiful and full of flowers, but when we got it h...Read More
I just bought this plant and am looking at the best way to take care of it. I just moved to Kansas City and am new to the area so I'm no...Read More
I have a desert rose plant that I got about a year ago. It has never bloomed. My previous desert rose bloomed continually. Are there m...Read More
I got my Desert Rose last fall on the clearance shelf at Walmart. It already looked miserable (as do all the plants) but it intrigued me...Read More
I purchased two of these plants a few weeks ago, so it is a little early to tell, but they do seem to handle the AZ desert sun just fine....Read More
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Hi there, my name is Terra & Im hoping to get some help! I live in Chandler, AZ & I received a desert rose for my ...Read More
My desert rose was originally from a cutting but well established when purchased. It has quadrupled in size over the last 3 yrs I've had...Read More
I recently bought a house about a year ago, and the previous owner had a rather large desert rose he left potted under the back pergola. ...Read More
I have 2 of these Beautiful Plants, They grow brilliantly in Brisbane, Australia. They love the Sub Tropical Climate.
On May 3,2009 I paypalled what I thought as an humongus amount for 2 allmost microscopic seed. I kid you not! they were so small that I ...Read More
have 3 of these interesting plants, neglect them something fierce, and can't stop them from blooming several times a year. Direct Sun is ...Read More
I live outside of Chicago near O'Hare and two days ago bought my first Desert Rose at Ikea. It was damp (not totally dry) in a 6" pot an...Read More
I have had my DR for 3yr or so. I was having so trouble with it trying to die on me at first. I then put it in a larger pot. It is now gr...Read More
I have had exceptional year-round success with the adenium so I thought I would pass along my technique.
I grow all succul...Read More
I have 2 DR plants. One is on my front porch, the other in a window at work. Neither one is flowering. The front porch desert rose faces ...Read More
I have had my DR since 1999. When I bought it from K-Mart, it was about 12 inches tall and I had no clue what to do with it... It was j...Read More
I have seven different varieties and 30 plants started from seed. Cuttings dont have the swollen caudex only seedlings. I also grow sever...Read More
I love my 2 plants. Both have bloomed in summer and this is my 3rd year to own them. Now the one which wintered over in my greenhouse s...Read More
Very easy from seed..(start them in late spring to early summer).i live on the gulf coast of alabama...zone 8b/9a....started them las...Read More
In the Tampa Bay area the Desert Rose grows very well. So far I've never noticed it bothered by insects. It gets watered once weekly. It'...Read More
Every bungalow in our complex here has one of these outside in a pot. The swollen root covers most of the surface of the top of the pot,...Read More
I found this plant at the local Wal-Mart. I was pleased the plant had the swelled base and had a very attractive balance to it's growth. ...Read More
The desert rose gets bugs very easy! After the first day I got bugs, I dont know what kind though. I also went to Homedepot and got it on...Read More
I have a few of these, and they do really well outdoors here in South Florida with the short, dry winters and long, rainy summers. I kee...Read More
Hi just a note I bought several plants in 6" containers several years ago that had been hit by frost at Lowes so yes got for .50 each a f...Read More
im from north queensland in australia, and the desert rose grows absolutely wonderful here. it flowered about 4 months ago then 4 big see...Read More
I bought one of these about 6 months ago on clearance at Lowes. At the time, the plant had no leaves at all, but I could clearly see it w...Read More
This is a beautiful plant that can be grown either in containers or in the ground. We have ours in containers.
We were t...Read More
One of my favorite plant. I used to grow many of them when I was in Indonesia, about 20 of them, different varieties and flower colors an...Read More
They support gardeners like me.
This is my first time cultivating by seeds. I saw the seeds ten days ago, and I have not ...Read More
Beautiful hardy plant that seems to bloom non-stop. Almost lost it in an unexpected freeze last year and thought it was dead but it came ...Read More
Wasn't impressed when my husband brought home this ugly duckling, but the unique shape has really grown on me. Bloomed twice for me last...Read More
This is my third year growing my Adenium. I'm excited to report that this past fall in about october I noticed a seed pod forming. It is ...Read More
I bought a samll desert rose (6" tall) in KMart, Davie, FL as a tourist visiting the area somtime back 15+ years ago. I took it back hom...Read More
I grow this in a pot, which is taken inside during the winter - desert rose is not winter hardy in zone 9. The pot also serves to give th...Read More
loves texas heat as long as it gets enough water. I have it in a self watering planter that I fill up about once every couple of weeks. ...Read More
The picture that I added to the database was my first adenium. This plant has been grown and flowered inside a western window. I have s...Read More
Delightful plant! Easy to grow. Place outside in mild shade to sunny spot during summer, then inside for dormancy in winter. Enjoy loa...Read More
I have four of these beauties. One with red flowers, one bicolor, one yet unknown and one with variegated leaves that also has not yet bl...Read More
I saw this plant looking half dead at a Lowes in NC, and brought it home with me, as I am a huge sucker for foundering plants. Little did...Read More
Shrub to 2 m high with thick caudex and many short branches;leaves at ends of the branches.
A terrible house plant. It's a constant battle to keep mites,mealys off the leaves. It should be treated like a plumeria or pachypodium-...Read More
I have one of the common bright pink and white ones and just decided this evening that I have to have more (many more!) of these beautifu...Read More
Regarding seed propogated Adeniums, these are the ones that DO produce the caudex (base, foot). Ones that are done from cuttings will not...Read More
I've never seen anything like this plant before. I absolutly love it. It's kind of odd to me. But, it's an excellent plant. It's grow...Read More
I have about 10 Adenium obesum and am VERY fond of them. You really have to watch the watering on these or you'll cause rot (I know from...Read More
I have had two Adenium obesum for a year now. I live in FL in zone 9b, and the Summer sun really dries them up in a hurry when they are ...Read More
These really are beautiful plants and I just got a new one at Lowes in Lynchburg, Virginia!
I would like to add that cool ...Read More
I used to be a propagator for one of the largest mail order companies in the U.S. and have grown literally several thousands of species o...Read More
If you have scale problems with these plants, remove all the leaves (they do grow back after a few months, better than ever!) and leave o...Read More
A succulent member of the Oleander family, Adenium obesum originates in East Africa. It prospers there in locations where it rains...Read More
In our experience this plant has been resilient! We bought two plants on clearance last summer which had maybe five leaves each. After ba...Read More
I have a plant that is pretty tall, but only has a single stem with 9 leaves at the tip (in a pot, I am in zone 6). I don't know if I sh...Read More
Remember not to water this plant if it is dormant, else it will rot!! Dormancy is signaled by the loss of leaves/flowers.
This is one of the interesting succulents that does not ask a lot of work.
Can be cultivated as a bonsai plant - really a...Read More
A most amazing specimen, one of my favorites!!! One item of note, although it can be propagated by cuttings, only seedlings will develop ...Read More
I received seed from a local grower whose plant set seed, supposedly self-sterile. I will give more info about starting from seed stage ...Read More
In Zone 8, this plant has to come indoors when the weather gets cold, so it is restricted to containers here. I read a recommendation to ...Read More
Another one of my favorite plants. Mine blooms almost constantly - 9b/10a area - it likes the heat and is happy in sandy soil.