And I think the 3rd is the prettiest exec especially with the broken root, adds do the character.

TJOE, are those grafted?

purpleinopp said: TJOE, are those grafted?

No, they are seedlings, cute and beautiful.

You can try searching for " Kalamae adenium" to see how the adults look like

Thank you! I'd like to keep mine that short and compact but already when purchased, they were over a foot tall with just a few branches.

Kaktus said: No, they are seedlings, cute and beautiful.

You can try searching for " Kalamae adenium" to see how the adults look like

Danger! they are still cute and beautiful and amazing as adults too!

My black Adenium arrived, quite big compare with previous one, chopped for root training.

Awww so cute! I can see the structures of these arabicum seedlings look so different from obesum seedlings.

Yes, those are so lovely, I've stop buying adenium for years, but now I keep 10 of those character adenium, more or less enough. But maybe will keep another one or two black ones..

sedumzz said: I think this one may be real, but if so, the banana was probably not necessary, it seems that it was just used as a paste to apply the rooting powder.

Actually, the banana acts as a rooting hormone. Idk what the powder was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

It got so cold in my main plant room, my 1st Adenium is dead. It looked and felt fine just before the cold but pushing on the trunk, it feels like there's nothing in there. I noticed the problem when I gently brushed against a branch and it came loose. Then I touched the trunk. It's definitely dead. Oops, I gave it all the heat I had to give.

Oh no! It is so cold where mine are too, the only space available is my basement, but I put a couple under shop lights that are giving off heat, and they seem Ok. Sorry about your loss.

purpleinopp said: It got so cold in my main plant room, my 1st Adenium is dead. It looked and felt fine just before the cold but pushing on the trunk, it feels like there's nothing in there. I noticed the problem when I gently brushed against a branch and it came loose. Then I touched the trunk. It's definitely dead. Oops, I gave it all the heat I had to give.

Oh I am sorry to hear that! Is this the one in your profile photo?

I finally got the courage to check the tent. The big ones appear to be okay for now but not 💯 sure. (One side the cardboard cover and the blanket fell off and I know we had 2 nights of below 39).

The small 1 year old mixed seedlings and less than a year old are suspect. They don't look too mushy yet but the leaves are wilted. I am hoping it is just from being stacked over each other and other plants.

Thanks, Bria! Gigi, yes the profile pic one. Glad I got a good shot of it. We'll always have the memories & pics.

Hope yours are OK. They were probably in better conditions.

That one of mine was so tight, the pot shape was warped. I wonder if a lot of the problem was pressure on the roots? I have no idea. Seems like for a plant that would be closest to a person wearing too-small shoes.

purpleinopp said: It got so cold in my main plant room, my 1st Adenium is dead. It looked and felt fine just before the cold but pushing on the trunk, it feels like there's nothing in there. I noticed the problem when I gently brushed against a branch and it came loose. Then I touched the trunk. It's definitely dead. Oops, I gave it all the heat I had to give.

It's very tragic to lose a fat root plant. It's like losing a family member. Two of my caudiciform morning glories melted this winter. 😭

antsinmypants said: Actually, the banana acts as a rooting hormone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Notice it was a green banana. And the same guy did the exact same thing in another video with a potato. You can't believe everything people "say", especially without a control. Who knows, maybe it is the added starches from the potato/banana, maybe it's nothing, or maybe there is such a "hormone".

Sorry about your lost Tiffany, without experience at all for winter, I am thinking that will it be a better option if we just lift and clean the whole plant, then hang it bare root inside for it to go dormant and sleep? I think last year someone in Agave or aloe forum ever mentioned that he used this method to over winter the agaves, not very sure.

Kaktus said: Sorry about your lost Tiffany, without experience at all for winter, I am thinking that will it be a better option if we just lift and clean the whole plant, then hang it bare root inside for it to go dormant and sleep? I think last year someone in Agave or aloe forum ever mentioned that he used this method to over winter the agaves, not very sure.

If kept bare root they still have to be wrapped with something warm so that they will not freeze. The adeniums (and plumerias) body has water it is susceptible to freeze.


My camping tent idea kept my desert roses above freezing temps, the low inside the tent was only 37.5 degrees for 2 hours. So the big ones made it fine. I dare not visit Lowe's during the cold week because I have a bad habit of rescuing them and I have no place to put them anywhere.

Edited to add: Our outside low registered at 31 degrees.

Thank you, TJOE. : ) That could be worth trying if it was moisture that killed it, combined with cold. I should have probably kept it in warmer room. My other one in a warmer room still has a couple of leaves and feels OK.

purpleinopp said: Thank you, TJOE. : ) That could be worth trying if it was moisture that killed it, combined with cold. I should have probably kept it in warmer room. My other one in a warmer room still has a couple of leaves and feels OK.

Is the cutting that you took from it still alive? If yes, you can still enjoy the same blooms or graft it to one of your seedlings. I haven't seen your type of bloom here.

Gerris2 said: It's very tragic to lose a fat root plant. It's like losing a family member. Two of my caudiciform morning glories melted this winter. 😭

I'm so sorry to hear that! I know how you feel! Hubby who is not a plant person doesn't understand why I grieve for every tiny desert rose seedling that perish under my "care" especially the ones we already named.

Are morning glories like adeniums that can be propagated by cuttings?. I have started propagating mine via cuttings so I have back ups.