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Bellingham, Wa  Wolfcall May 8, 2018 4:28 PM CST |
| Hi, I bought a Desert Rose plant that had no growth on it in March. I have it in a clay pot with well draining soil. Still have no growth on it. Is this normal? |
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A.         ctcarol May 8, 2018 6:52 PM CST |
| They can be slow to break dormancy. Have patience. |
Name: Lin Vosbury Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)            plantladylin May 8, 2018 7:18 PM CST |
I think Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) have minds of their own!  I'm in Florida and I have 4 Desert Rose plants; all sitting in my backyard on the north side of the house. They all receive the same amount of light, water, etc. and yet they all show different stages of development. One has very few leaves but has been blooming for a month now; another has leaves but no signs of buds and the other two are totally bare but just now starting to show small signs of emerging leaf growth! ~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt! ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life          tarev May 8, 2018 7:28 PM CST |
| Hello Wolfcall, yes, they do take some time to properly wake up. So just be patient, do not attempt to water till you really see new leaf growth. Same with my two desert roses this year, they are both taking their sweet time to show any activity. Just try to keep it warm and dry. Part sun/part shade till it wakes up properly then position to more sun and start watering when you do see leaf growth. Sometimes the plant may instead grow new blooms first. Still keep it dry, blooming does not mean it is fully awake, got to be new leaf formation |
Name: Kyle Middle TN (Zone 7a)            quercusnut May 8, 2018 8:35 PM CST |
| I bought Adenium 'Braveheart' several years ago. Grew pretty well the first couple of years with beautiful glossy leaves. Under indoor lights. Last year it didn't leaf out at all. The growing tips just had a couple of small pale leaves. It still hasn't grown any as of now. The caudex looks nice and healthy but it just sits there with no new growth. I read somewhere they need as much sun as you can give them and I plan to try that this year and fertilize it well. But how to explain why it did just fine under lights the first couple of years? It's never bloomed. Fingers crossed for this year.  |
Name: Carol Santa Ana, ca Sunset zone 22, USDA zone 10 A. ctcarol May 8, 2018 8:49 PM CST |
| Consider the common name. DESERT rose. They need all the sun and heat they can get to thrive. |
Bellingham, Wa Wolfcall May 8, 2018 9:39 PM CST |
| Thank you, all guess I will have to move it to the back of my plant shelf where I won't see it to often but it will get lots of sun. I never have grown one before was kind of excited about getting it. Little did I know it is a strange plant. 🤣 |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev May 9, 2018 9:36 AM CST |
Just enjoy the caudex for now, even if it is bare. I treat mine like a living sculpture that is waiting to wake up.  |
Name: Kyle Middle TN (Zone 7a) quercusnut May 9, 2018 9:59 AM CST |
 tarev said:Just enjoy the caudex for now, even if it is bare. I treat mine like a living sculpture that is waiting to wake up.  |
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