This is a Desert Rose that i grew from a seed. it is about 3 years old and in the last 12 hours it has gone from a tall, straight baby, to what you see in the picture.
my first thought was water, but the soil is not dry. i watered anyway to no avail.
If there are any plant Jedi out there, please help me.
Thanks,
D
I can't tell for sure what's wrong from the picture--generally it looks healthy so one possibility is that it's a bit leggy from not getting enough light, and eventually as it leaned toward the light, gravity won and the plant bent over. Or you may be over-watering it--it's a succulent and doesn't need a lot of water so it's a lot easier to overwater it than to underwater it. Even if you weren't overwatering it before, if the soil wasn't dry then it definitely didn't need the extra water you gave it just now so I'd make sure it dries out quite a bit before you water again.
I know nothing about desert rose.When I have a houseplant in trouble.I repot it with new medium.Prune it back a little.Most of the time this works for me.Lets see what others think.Edge
I agree with ecrane. It looks healthy; it does need more light and probably leaned too far over while trying to reach it. Try to turn the plant toward the light source 1/4 turn weekly. You may want to ask the experts on the adenium forum for their input.
good thoughts All, but this was not a gradual progression.
i rotate once a week to balance the leaning out.
this extreme lean only began in the last 12 hours.
ecrane3, i will place it in a dry tray to prevent it getting too soggy.
any other thoughts?
thanks for your help,
D
Since you had to turn it to balance out the leaning, that means it was leaning before. If it's leaning at all, it could have reached a "tipping point" so to speak where gravity all of a sudden gets the best of it and makes it do that. Also if you have been keeping it a little too wet, that can make the stem a bit on the floppy side and less able to hold the plant up straight. If you don't want it leaning, get something and stake it up. Regardless of how it got that way, it's unlikely to un-bend itself unless you help it out.
Also...regarding your statement about putting a dry tray under it...I take that to mean that it had been sitting in a tray that had water in it? You need to empty that out after you've watered, otherwise the roots will stay wet and that will kill it eventually. (That goes for pretty much any houseplant you're growing, not just this one)
thanks again ecrane3. i will stake it and be a little less water happy.
hopefully i will be able to post a pic of the fully revived plant soon.
thanks for every ones help,
D
Looks like more SUN is needed. Not just light.
I agree with simpson. These plants need full sun.
google or search under desert rose. I know alot of people keep pruning it in order to get it to be more branched out. I also would give more light. Mine likes full sun.
Use suitable pesticides and chemical fertilizers for healthy grow plant
I have a desert rose and It originates in Africa in a hot dry area so you want to keep it in full sun as much as possible.
