General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Flowers: Showy
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Desert Rose

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Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-07-24
Three months seedling of Sapphre, central root pruned and repotte
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-05-01
My 2 weeks old seedlings, emergency repotting.
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-05-01
Sapphire seedlings at 6 months.
Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-01-07
Emergency repotting, these 8.5 months seedlings are too small for
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-11-28
Sapphire seedling, 8 out of 12 but some seeds are still getting r
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-12-27
One month old seedlings of Sapphire, 11 out of 12 germinated. The
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2021-11-19
Desert rose seeds from a local based adenium online seller.
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: 2022-03-26
Sapphire seedlings at 5 months but suffered a setback winter. Fir
Location: My garden in Tampa, Florida
Date: 2023-01-07
Seedlings went dormant, roots look healthy.

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