The Main Plant entry for Adeniums (Adenium)

This database entry exists to show plant data and photos that apply generically to all Adeniums.

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of Adeniums (Adenium).

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Common names
  • Desert Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-02-23
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-11-15
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-15
Top day one bottom right day two bottom Left day three
Location: Kolkata
Date: 2022-04-28
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-20
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-07-05
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-12-04
First blooms ever
Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: September 2023
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 27 December 2015
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-22
Three month old Big Red seedlings.
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-07-30
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2016-11-12
Location: South Ethiopia, near Turmi
Date: 2008-10-21
Location: North Louisiana
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-01
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-27
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-05-07
Bloom opens a creamy yellow and ages with rosy-pink blush.
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2021-05-27
Bloom opens a creamy yellow and ages with a blush of rosy-pink
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-06-28
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Jakarta
Date: 2023-09-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-09-20
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2018-09-04
Most took 6-7 days to germinate.
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-25
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-09-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-30
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-14
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 27 December 2015
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: July 30, 2023
Big Red seedling siblings, normal and albino
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-12-18
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-03
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-05
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-07-11
Location: Kolkata
Date: 2020-12-20
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-18
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-01
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-15
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-15
First time blooming Of my grafted plant
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-14
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-06-28
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-07-30
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-03-05
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2023-07-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-10
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-10-30
4 month old seedlings.
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19

Date: 2021-11-02
Graft
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Date: 2016-11-12
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-25
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-15

Date: 2023-10-30
My first baby Desert Rose! ❤
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
It is deed green plant blooming first time
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-12
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-03
A grafted plant root trained and repotted
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-02
This is from single seed with two branch's
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 13-12-2015
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-22
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-12

Date: 2021-11-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-04-02
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-29
Photo by Ben_from_Denmark
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-11-19

Date: 16-2-20202
Buds, about an inch long
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: November 6, 2020
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-15
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-20
First bloom of my seedling
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-21
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-30
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-30
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-30

Date: 2021-10-06
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-03-12
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-09-22
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-04
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Summer
Adenium obesum
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-08-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-22
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-26
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-12
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-27
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-27
Seed grown double petal
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-14
Seeds germinating on a wet paper towel.

Date: 2021-09-21
Freshly baked
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-05
Photo by DavidofDeLand
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-09-03
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-05
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-09

Date: 16-2-20202
Buds, about an inch long
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-28
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-15

Date: 2023-01-31
Debut Bloom
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-15
First time blooming Of my grafted plant
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-15
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-11-05
Tricotyledon and first set of triple leaves
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-03
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-30
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-13
Location:  North latitude    GPS Latitude              16, 1' 40.202" East longitude    GPS Longitude             80, 13' 53.124"
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-01
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 15-12-2015
Photo by sedumzz
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Autumn
Adenium Obesum - Seeds - Cleaned for planting or storage
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Autumn
Adenium Obesum - Single Seed Fully "Opened"
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 27 December 2015
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Late Winter 
Adenium arabicum

Date: 2021-10-01
Month old seedling
Location: My garden
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-22
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-22
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-06-24
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-08
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-07-21
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-29
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-10
Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: 10/30/2022
First bloom of an unknown adenium
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-06-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-05
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-06

Date: 2021-09-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-04
Three months old plants
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-11-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-08-22
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2018-09-23
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2018-09-23
Location: South Ethiopia, near Turmi
Date: 2008-10-21
Location: South Ethiopia, near Turmi
Date: 2008-10-21
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-05
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-08-30
Had one tall stem, but after hard pruning, 3 branches
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-09-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-09-05
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-06-13
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-06-09
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2019-05-15
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-25

Date: 2021-09-17
Photo by skopjecollection
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-13

Date: 2023-05-06
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-11
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2021-09-03
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-08
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-22
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-18
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-04-27
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-29
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-16
Location: Västerbotten, Sweden
Date: 2024-04-25
Adenium Thai Socotranum S1, first bloom
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-11
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Date: 2016-04-22
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-01-27
Grafted and re rooted with bottom root cutting
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-17

Date: 2020-02-23
Propper bloom
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-15
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-10

Date: 2013-03-10
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-26
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-09-23
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-06-07
Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2018-05-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-13
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-09-05
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-11
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-06-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-09-04
One month old plaats
Location: Houston
Date: 2014-05-18
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-05
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-06
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-05
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-16
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-20
Photo by drdawg
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2018-09-23
Location: Sangamon Co. Il.
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-15

Date: 2016-04-07

Date: 2018-05-18
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-21
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-09
See this seedling every leaf has a shoutout it only one in 50 see
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-08
All are grafted 20 days back
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-25
Photo by Dutchlady1

Date: 2021-10-06
2 month old cutting.

Date: 2023-02-21
10 days old pod

Date: 2023-05-12
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-02
Location: Kolkata
Date: 2021-07-26
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-01
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-26
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2016-11-02
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-04
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-21
seedling with three cotyledons and normal with two cotyledons.
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-16
Close-up of healed mature stem cut.
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-12-12
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-11
Photo by hlutzow
Photo by sedumzz

Date: 2020-02-20
Deformed/dammaged bloom
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-12
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-06
Location: Fairfax VA
Date: July 19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-13
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-13
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-13

Date: 2021-09-07
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 04/23/2022
Morning Bloom
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 04/23/2022
Morning Bloom
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-28
Location: all photos from my gardens
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-11
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-28
Location: Houston
Date: 2014-05-18
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-04-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-04-03
Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: 4/21/2024
First bloom from GigiAdeniumPlumeria's seeds from Victory Seeds,
Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: 4/21/2024
First bloom from GigiAdeniumPlumeria's seeds from Victory Seeds,
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-08-01
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-27
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-08-15
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 06-01-2016
Bare rooted Arabicum plants
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-06-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-02-07
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-28
First time blooming Of my grafted plant
Location: My windowsill
Date: 12-12-2015

Date: 2021-09-17

Date: 2021-09-17

Date: 2021-09-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2020-06-02
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-08-27
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-02
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-08
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-08
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2024-01-01
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-10-15
Location: South Florida
Date: June 2012
I don't know the cultivar of this one, but it is a faithful and a
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Autumn
Adenium Obesum - Seeds
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Autumn - 
Adenium Obesum
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-06
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-02-28
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-02-28
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2023-10-11

Date: 2015-12-01
Location: Vancouver Island, B.C. Canada
Date: June - Oct 2014
some blooms for 2014
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-25
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-07-30
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-12
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-11-27
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-08-12
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-09-18
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2022-07-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-04-10
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-11
Location: Fountain, Florida
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-04-19
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-04-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-19
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-04-09
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2014-09-03
Location: South Ethiopia, near Turmi
Date: 2008-10-21
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-13

Date: 2016-04-21
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-31
Rear view
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-30
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-04-26
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2022-06-25
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2023-11-28
Seed grown
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-02
Location: North Louisiana
Date: 2020-04-02
Photo by stilldew
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-05-17
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-08-07
Location: South Florida
Date: Summer 2012
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Autumn
Adenium Obesum - Seed Pods - Pair
Location: The Netherlands
Date: 15 December 2015
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida

Date: 2021-07-17
With fertilizer
Location: Cypress Gardens, Florida

Date: 2020-02-23
Opening

Date: 2013-03-10

Date: 2013-03-10

Date: 2013-03-10
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-16
Location: Tampa, FL
Date: 2024-04-19

Date: 2019-01-13
Location: Tampa, FL
Variegated true leaves in seedling.
Location: My garden
First time buds developing
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-06-28
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2022-03-08
Zoom the photo and see there was a bug inside the flower
Photo by stilldew
Location: North Louisiana
Date: Early Autumn
Adenium Obesum - Seed Pod
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2021-07-22
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Comments:
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jun 12, 2018 8:14 PM concerning plant:
    In Feb. I received a 4" plant in a trade from someone who started it from seed. She didn't know the color. I've never grown these, so it's a learning experience. I have it on my porch, where it gets filtered morning sun and bright light all day. It must be happy because it's now 6 inches with 4 leaves on top. It has spurred my interest because I want to see what color it ends up being. Anyone have advice for success I need to know?
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 21, 2013 9:19 PM concerning plant:
    "Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae.

    Adenium obesum is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. Numerous hybrids have been developed. Adeniums are appreciated for their colorful flowers, but also for their unusual, thick caudices. They can be grown for many years in a pot and are commonly used for bonsai.

    Because seed-grown plants are not genetically identical to the mother plant, desirable varieties are commonly propagated by grafting. Genetically identical plants can also be propagated by cutting. However, cutting-grown plants do not tend to develop a desirable thick caudex as quickly as seed-grown plants.

    Adenium obesum is also known as the desert rose. In the Philippines, due to its resemblance to the related genus Plumeria, and the fact that it was introduced to the Philippines from Bangkok, Thailand, the plant is also called as Bangkok kalachuchi."

    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...

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piksihk On November 6, 2021 Miscellaneous Event
Buds!
piksihk On May 19, 2018 Obtained plant
GMB swap
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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The "fattest" seedling possible? by purpleinopp Nov 18, 2016 3:25 PM 1
Seed Pods by deepsouth Apr 3, 2020 6:44 AM 0
Seedpod/seeds of my neighbor's adeniums by GigiAdeniumPlumeria Apr 4, 2023 10:50 AM 2
Adenium by Hamwild Apr 5, 2022 5:33 PM 3
How unusual is this? by purpleinopp Jun 3, 2022 7:18 AM 2
Origin of these seedlings by Australis Aug 13, 2023 12:30 AM 7

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