Adenium Species, Desert Rose

I grow these from seed, they are against a brick wall that faces north and only lose a few leaves in winter. Love the different colours. ...Read MoreHervey Bay Australia.

I have had an Adenium Arabacum for about 2 years now. It seems to be doing pretty well but I have not yet seen a bloom on it yet. It stay...Read Mores inside most of the time, but always by a window. A while back I put a stake in the pot so it would grow a little more straight. When I take the stake out the plant will droop over a bit as the base of the plant is not very wide like a lot of them that I see in pictures. I've heard that a wider pot will create a thicker trunk. Today I transplanted it into a much larger & wider pot. Is this right? I really love this plant, mostly because I bought it when it was only a couple inches tall and now it it pretty close to 2 feet tall. I want to provide the best environment for this plant because I know that they are somewhat rare but I live in Kansas so due to fluctuating temperatures I pretty much leave it inside. Just looking for any advice anyone would have to provide the best habitat for this plant. Thank you.

I think all the Adeniums are tricky to maintain..and good growth for a few years can up and rot before you figure out why. Indoors..mealy...Read More magnets to the extreme. And yet,they are sensitive to pesticides. The best way to grow them without a greenhouse is outdoors spring to fall where spring is warm,and then indoors for the winter. Chances are a good watering in November will last all winter. I keep mine in winter in a warm room,by a window. Others say they can be stored dry and in the dark like Potatoes. I don't chance that!
Even outdoors in summer...they are attacked by some kind of very tiny black scale. About the size of a dot. They do bloom when young,and being seed grown they get a fat caudex long before any hybrids..
Over the years,its hard to get attached to any Adenium sp...they really can die off very fast after years of good care. Good luck!

Ordered one from Arid Lands Greenhouses in 07. He was little, but now has filled out his six inch clay pot. Under the drifting shade of o...Read Moreaks. Get watered when I am in that area. Goes into the garage in winter, looses his leaves. Bring him back out in the spring and leaves emerge.