A necessary plant for those that collect caudiciforms (swollen trunks), or uncommon succulents. Adenium obesum is slow growing and thick ...Read Morestemmed with a smooth trunk that becomes very swollen and somewhat contorted with age. Adenium obesum known for its carmine-rose flowers and unique trunk. Always in great demand. . The swollen trunk only developes when grown from seed.Desert Rose -Adenium obesum General Information: The Desert Rose is a native of East Africa. It will grow from 6 1/2 to 10 feet in the wild. It has fleshy leaves and beautiful 2-inch open-trumpet shaped flowers. It is a succulent, and forms more of a bush than a tree. It makes an excellent house plant or indoor bonsai. Lighting: Needs lots of light and fresh air. Keep in a bright location during winter and place in a sunny location outside when temps are above 75F and watch it grow. Just prune as needed. They like a soil mix of 2/3 pearlite 1/3 potting soil. They dont like wet feet.
A necessary plant for those that collect caudiciforms (swollen trunks), or uncommon succulents. Adenium obesum is slow growing and thick ...Read More