Viewing post #1005404 by plantmanager

You are viewing a single post made by plantmanager in the thread called My Adenium Rehab Project.
Image
Dec 11, 2015 1:58 PM CST
Name: Karen
New Mexico (Zone 8a)
Region: New Mexico Region: Arizona Region: Ukraine Cactus and Succulents Plant Identifier Plays in the sandbox
Greenhouse Bromeliad Adeniums Morning Glories Avid Green Pages Reviewer Brugmansias
I bought a small Adenium in 2004. It was in a 4" pot. Over the years it was neglected, frozen because I left it out too long in the Fall, and sunburned in our hot AZ summers.

5 months ago I found another Adenium forum online, and got some great advice from them on how to rehab my poor tree. This is what it looked like at that time:




I uprooted it, cleaned off the soil, pruned the branches and roots, let it dry a while, and then potted it up again.




It quickly became much happier!

Thumb of 2015-12-11/plantmanager/818c49
I finally learned about LED grow lights and got one from Mars-Hydro. I got a small grow tent to go with it. Here is the plant in my tent.

Thumb of 2015-12-11/plantmanager/78c3ab
It soon had buds at the tips of every branch! That was super exciting for me. :)

Thumb of 2015-12-11/plantmanager/0c4a15

Thumb of 2015-12-11/plantmanager/170f68
Now I have one bud ready to open in the next day or two. The other buds are in all different stages of development. I was hoping they would all bloom at once so it would look like a big bouquet! Is there anything I can do now or in the future to ensure that the buds will all be open at the same time?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Thanks,
Karen
Handcrafted Coastal Inspired Art SeaMosaics!
Last edited by plantmanager Dec 11, 2015 2:11 PM Icon for preview

« Return to the thread "My Adenium Rehab Project"
« Return to Adeniums forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by mcash70 and is called "Queen Ann's Lace"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.