I have more pictures, but I'm going to have to get some of my old CD's out and look for them on there...of some of my other plants.

This is the first one I started from a seedling, 5 years ago. These guys are tough. This one gets full hot desert sun all day long, facing south, here in Arizona. With temps soaring as high as 122, it has withstood the heat.



Here is a close-up of one of it's flowers:



This is my Mother Plant. It's about 5 foot tall now, but this was taken at the end of last winter, after I pulled it out from the carport back into full sun. They loose there leaves here in the winter, unless you bring them inside, and put them in a bright, sunshiney, window. As you can see, this ones to big to even bring into the house. This plant is 10 years old now.

I love the yellow throat!

verry pretty!

Alan, how cold are your winters in AZ? This will be my first year to let my seedling outside during the winter, Already I'm thinking of ways I might offer them some protection like a plastic dome from a seed tray. If they lose every leaf are you saying they will come back? The larger plants that I have as a hedge along my drive way have no problem, and often even bloom in winter,

Jim - gorgeous caudex on that adenium!!

Here is a picture of one of mine. It's called 'Double Color'

Jim, we seldom get below freezing, but we can. Florida is a very different climate than here, more humid, so maybe warmer. I don't know. I would not even venture to guess how adeniums handle winters there. All I know is, here, I have to keep them completely dry through the winter, or if the soil gets wet, they start rotting right away. Their caudex turns to mush!

Alan

Hetty do you ever get seed pods on that double red? If so I'm first in line if you give any away

Strangely I have never had seedpods on any of my adeniums.

Sooo, you don't keep them outside huh? Did you ever think about hand pollination, some find it easy, I find it very difficult, but with flowers like yours I'd sure give it a try.

They are all outside! Everything here in Southwest Florida is outside. Maybe I'll try hand pollinating some day....

How big do these plants get? I thought they were just little house plants.

mekos said:How big do these plants get? I thought they were just little house plants.

They can be anywhere from a couple inches (bonsai/dwarfs) to a couple feet.

take a look here - http://www.siamadenium.com/

Link no good, I just found a green blank page. You playing jokes on me?

Jan,

These can grow up to 9 feet tall and about 6 feet wide:

http://plantwerkz.blogspot.com...

Alan

mekos said:Link no good, I just found a green blank page. You playing jokes on me?

Works for me.

just click it and wait a while (trust me it is worth the wait)

GardenGuyAZ said:Jan,

These can grow up to 9 feet tall and about 6 feet wide:

http://plantwerkz.blogspot.com...

Alan

I love to see how our 'houseplants' look growing wild in their natural habitat!
nice link!

Alan, go click that link and see if it does anything for you. I think he is pulling my leg.

Yep, it did load, but if you are on dial up it may load very slow. There are tons and tons of graphics on that page. I have cable so it loaded very quickly.

mekos said:Alan, go click that link and see if it does anything for you. I think he is pulling my leg.

You dont trust me?
that makes me sad...

how will you make it up to me?.........

I sat for 15 minutes looking at a green page last night, and I MAKE IT UP TO YOU???? I'm thinking about all them nice plants I WAS gonna give you but now.......

It opened for me Mekos. It has some beautiful DR on it. Bllack Carnival are my favorites. but they are all beautiful.