Let me try my hand at raising those little plants, and then I'll try to grow from seed. I've been unlucky with seeds (of any kind) in the past.

No rush. These plants will be around for a long long time!

Mr. Ko went to Mainland China to start a big nursery. He mentioned on the Yahoo Adenium group that he will be selling seeds on Ebay again this summer. Not there as of right now.

Another seller announced herself to the Adenium group, then immediately drew attacks for using Mr. Ko's photos. I haven't ordered from her yet. She's in Australian dollars, says she'll be in US dollars next month or something.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/tw-ade...

I'll have to take a couple of photos of the 2 month old seedlings that I'm growing at the Botanical Gardens where I volunteer- they're really going to town.

Double Santa Claus
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That flower is gorgeous!!!

Ok... got my other Ebay experimental order... this from a grower in Ohio. I made the two orders on Ebay before I discovered this forum.

It was not expensive, they came well packaged, and the little plants look healthy. I think.

What I got (we'll see, right?)

Adeniums-

El Niño
Star of Yellow Dream
Angle

... and a Tillie plumeria

I'm worried that the hot S. Florida summer sun will be too much for them, even when I have them on a shelf on my screened patio.



Here is a closer look, hopefully I planted correctly:








What do you guys think? Now I have a total of six little plants (five adenium and one plumeria) to raise. I'm a little scared but looking forward to the learning process.

They are cute little plants; I would slowly get them used to the sun.
In the case of the Plumeria you'll have a few years' wait for flowers....

i like that on adenium already has 2 branches they look healthy

one thing think about (not now ) but if you like to start looking for bigger pots for a re pot next year they will most likely start to grow fast in their new loving home

great job potting like the stone on top i fine that it reduces the evaporation of water so be careful on over watering.....i have to do it in some of my not to tip over

keep up with the pics

thanks

You guys give me hope!

I don't mind for the plumeria to take years... as long as it doesn't die on me.

Should I move them from the screened patio into my house for a while?

screened patio should be fine

I'll leave them where I have them. They're actually on the back of my little screened patio, rather than the front. But the sun is so intense!
The first two adeniums that I got from another Ebay seller have adapted nicely, so I'm hoping this batch will do just as well.

Can the tiny little plumeria withstand so much sun, or should I shield it somehow?

It will be able to stand the sun as long as it has acclimatized from being in a box!

i ave seedlings in direct sun for all day long Hetty is correct just acclimate them and don't let dry out (at least not for long) i have to water my little pots everyday in this heat and sun


plumeria and adeniums can with stand some nasty sun and heat as long as they can drink and are not shocked in to it i burnt 25 babies by thinking that my grow lights where strong put them in direct sun and 2 days later by by babies learned my lesson

have faith you got some nice plants and as far as i can tel you have the knoledge and are doing things correct

and you have a great support group here to help you with you new found addiction


mike and yes im and addict also

good one Mike, but I agree,

You guys are wonderful enablers!

And I will not be a completely hopeless plant addict until the beauties I ordered from you arrive. When that happens, THEN it will be oficcial.

Ive, think of yourself standing out in the desert sun at mid day in central Africa, someplace inbetween the Congo jungle to your south and the Sahara desert to your north. That is where these plants are native. They LOVE heat.

A couple of years ago, I had two kitty litter pans with about fifty baby Adeniums in each pan. They were covered with plastic. I forgot and left them covered, on my hot deck in full sun, when I went grocery shopping one day. The heat built up like in a car with closed windows. I think 'they' say 140 degrees. The (African) obseums cooked, boohoo, they all died, but the arabicums, those from Arabia, did fine! Most of our Desert Roses are obseums.

Heat is different for us than it is for Adeniums. But the same as us, they will sunburn if you take them outside for a whole day. Needs to be one hour the first day, two hours the next day, and add one hour each day.

Before it went belly-up I worked part time at a local nursery. My boss started adenium from seed. It was so fun to watch them grow...little tiny seedlings already with butts with an attitude. Just too cool !!! Your's are cutie patooties

This is the first phase of my experiment. If the seedlings survive, I might try my hand at some seeds. I don't feel confident to do so yet.

One of the biggest things with seeds is good seeds........daaaa i kinda joke about it but have planted over 300-400 seeds and have not got more then 50 plants and they are sold as fresh. I think a big part of it is how are they shipped. if they are in plastic bags it saves moisture and if they go by air express are they getting to cold?? its cold at 30,000.feet. if they get to hot will they evaporate to much moisture in to the paper envelopes?

I really want to order more seeds but have about 350. still to try to kill first

My head is spinning...

For anyone interested in hand pollinating D.R. here is a great video that is very clear and very constructive.

http://www.adeniumsindia.com/c...

well last night put another 12 kinds to soak and 5 seeds of each we will see how this works.

hand pollinating i have tried and i have learn to control my shaking of my hand. But it is on my list. i did 3 different grafts last night so we will see how it works. i have a grafting tool used it on 2 and free hand on one the free hand is a triple graft not to happy but if it turns out good it will be a great plant.

mike

and BTW my head is always spinning