Thanks for that information, KD. I was kidding when I asked @Ursula about the seeds. I got my original obesum seeds from her and I knew she did not have the arabicum seeds. I doubt I will ever have many adenium plants, whatever the variety. I grow so many tropical plants I simply don't have room for much more. Since Ursula was so kind to send me the seeds, I felt it my duty to grow those plants and learn about their needs. I did not want to waste a good deed.

Shucks! Ken, I was trying to get you excited about arabicums. But yes, I can understand you've got your hands full growing your lovely orchids, stag horn ferns, plumerias, and other tropicals.

I am really under the gun now, having had the back surgery. I have already contacted our university horticultural club president (he and the club toured my greenhouses twice last year). I asked him to find a willing student who needed a bit of financial help (cash in the pocket) and could help with some yard/landscape work. I displaced some of the landscape building the solarium, putting the heat pump/AC unit there, and establishing drainage though that area. Anyway, I am going to have the rest of the landscape planting dug up, disposed of, and using the entire area for growing vegetables and herbs in pots and as a receptacle for a lot of my potted plumeria and probably some flowering plants. There won't be anything planted in the ground and the entire area will be topped off with cypress mulch. The neurosurgeon (and my wife!) says I better not even think of hauling 8-10 sq. yds. of mulch, much less using a shovel or working in clay. All that mulch will be needed because it is time to replenish all the mulched areas, and I have a lot of area.

By the way, I just got a call from one of the horticultural club members and it was a female student. She wants the work and says she is up to it. She's coming over this afternoon and we'll determine then whether she gets hired or not. I will probably have a lot more work to get help with since hundreds of orchids will soon have to be put up on the tree-shelves and a 12' ladder is necessary for that. I have not been cleared to be on ladders either.

Yes I see the buds Kadie. So more nice blooms to come. Must look great when there are more to bloom.

drdawg said:
I will probably have a lot more work to get help with since hundreds of orchids will soon have to be put up on the tree-shelves and a 12' ladder is necessary for that. I have not been cleared to be on ladders either.

Best of luck Ken.

What kind of trees?

Six oaks and two cedars.

This update is to correct the name of the trees I had referenced as Thai Soco KHZ "Shada." According to @RCanada, the seeds he sent me are not T.S., they are Arabicum "Soodah."





March 30, 2016

Wow!! Looks like a Baobob tree.

How old are those Kadie? Mine are ~ 2 inches tall. But still alive!

Will be exactly one year old tomorrow. They sprouted in the middle of a tropical storm that hit us last year. They've gotten bigger...above second photo was taken in March.

David, you told me last February that the A. obesum seeds I sent you sprouted, but did the arabicum seeds ever germinate?

OMG ?!?! These plants are one years old ?!?!?!

Rainbow said:Will be exactly one year old tomorrow. They sprouted in the middle of a tropical storm that hit us last year. They've gotten bigger...above second photo was taken in March.

David, you told me last February that the A. obesum seeds I sent you sprouted, but did the arabicum seeds ever germinate?

Handsome for 1 YO.

Nope.

I have 6 plants of the A. obesum - they are about 3 inches tall.

One year growth progression of A. obesum arabicum "Soodah" ... Seeds germinated: July 5, 2015


Jul. 9, 2015


Jul. 23, 2015


Aug. 23, 2015


Sep. 21, 2015


Dec. 18, 2015


Jan. 30, 2016


Mar. 30, 2016

One year old today, July 5, 2016 ... Height: 7" Caudex diameter: 3.5"




July 5, 2016

If you can call an adenium "handsome", that's one handsome plant, Kadie.

Kadie,
I was conversing with Dino about a few plants that I started. Asking about whether they felt changing pot size would be beneficial.
They have said that if I do not change the pot to a larger one, that the branches will become elongated. So, I have potted them up.



Into these pots




Your plant is putting on such nice girth in caudex.
Rick

Seven months ago I planted seeds acquired from Rinoa of Taiwan ROC (a reputable vendor). This morning I discovered flower buds on one of the seedlings.

Hopefully they will be yellow when they open. This is what I ordered:



Now the looong wait.

I hope you get some Yellow. Would be a treat.
Here's hoping.
The wait seems an eternity.
Rick

Oh yes, it would be a treat to have a seed-grown yellow! I couldn't upload a pic of the flower buds earlier...but it's up now and inserted into my post above.

That is fast to bloom from seed. Please add the bloom above so we can compare the parent to the seed grown Thanks

Will do, Marica. I had planted several different varieties of obesum seeds at the same time as this one, and am eager to see the blooms.