Growing Desert Rose | Adenium plant | How to Grow Adenium plant

Adenium plant (Adenium obesum)

Adenium is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynum family; it is native to the Arabian Peninsula. it’s also known as Desert Rose. It is a succulent plant. They are mostly found in Taiwan, India, Thailand, Arabia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Africa, but nowadays it is easily found in many countries. Nature Bring is telling you about, how to grow the Adenium plant, Growing Desert Rose, Adenium plant, and adenium plant care in your garden.

Adenium flower

Desert rose plants are easily grown in a container, but they can grow also in the garden. It is a slow-growing plant, but it remains alive for long. Its flowers are attractive, and bottle shape stem makes them desirable to the garden. Adenium shrubs are particularly attractive, their red, white, and pink and blended flowers bloom in the spring. Its branches are thick and fleshy. Usually, its leaves are oval in size.

It is usually an outdoor plant,   there are many species found in the world. It is a particular species with a length of about 15 feet is found.  Adenium plants like humid tropical climates to grow; this plant does not need much care. If you want to kill this plant you do overwatering or put it in a low temperature. This plant is poisonous, so it should be a place where children and pets can’t contact.

Popular names Desert Rose plants

Desert roses plants are different due to their size and type of bloom. It grows very well throughout the eastern and northeast Africa and the Arabian peninsula. Due to being the native of all these places, they are different and are known by many names such as Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Adenium,  Impala Lily,  Sabi Star, and Dwarf Bottle Tree.

Growing condition Adenium plant

Soil

The plants need for growing well-prepared soil. You can make it own 1 part of Coir peat, 1 part of the soil, and 1 part of perlite, and mix a small part of sand. Or you can buy from the market and mix sand. If it is put in the container, first you a layer fill small pieces of stone in the bottom small, it will support water extraction well, otherwise, the plant will cause root rot.

Sunlight

Desert rose plants like direct sunlight and fresh air, but if you live in a temperature below 40 degrees, you properly take care of the desert rose. If they are kept in a shade then the plants do not grow, and their flowers do not bloom completely. Protect it from direct sunlight otherwise the adenium newly exposed (caudex) will suffer.

Temperature

Adenium plant is developed at high temperatures. 30-35 degrees Celsius temperature is ideal. If the night temperature remains constant at 10 degrees so it is passive and dries, and temperatures below 10 degrees it dies.

How to Grow Adenium Plant in Container

You can grow Adenium plants in any container. But it made from plastic containers is better because when caudex expands the pot will break.  You can also use terracotta containers but you must keep in mind that terracotta pots dry out much faster than plastic. You can use bonsai pots for the desert rose; it is suitable because of its wide size. In the desired shapes you can repot the plant. Read more.

Adenium care

Watering

Need a fair amount of water for the plant. The amount of water is depending on the temperature of the atmosphere and the quality of the soil. On summer days, it should be enough water, and could be less water in cold. If the container is full of water, you should proper drainage arrangement, otherwise plant root rot is possible.

Fertilizer

Desert Rose plants 2-3 years beginning requires more fertilizer to make rapid growth. Since its development, it required 2 times a week soluble fertilizer and when the plant is young you should give less amount of soluble fertilizer.

Pruning

Pruning is necessary if the right care in the spring season helps to grow the plant. Usually, to shape of plant it’s pruning and trimming must. Should also remove unnecessary branches this plant growth is good.  Read more.

Propagation of Desert Rose

The propagation of Desert Rose is usually done by seeds. If your plant is a seed pod, then plant the seed as soon as possible after ripening the pod. The adenium plant is also developed by stem harvesting, but the plants are often unable to develop the bulb stem. Read more.

*  Desert roses are poisonous. So keep children and pets away from your desert rose. Wear rubber gloves before cutting them. After cutting wash your hands thoroughly with the soap.

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