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Deasert Rose !

Kris
Kris
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Here is one I keep on a balcony. Have had this Desert Rose for about 12 years. A couple of times it has been completly eaten by something but looking good this year.

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Here is one I keep on a balcony. Have had this Desert Rose for about 12 years. A couple of times it has been completly eaten by something but looking good this year.

Allen

Mmm that's a nice one! (Walt - your adenium is another beauty.)

I wonder if what's "completely" eating the adenium is the Oleander caterpillar? I never had any trouble with my adenium collection...... until a neighbor 2 houses down planted a huge oleander hedge. Now, it's a struggle keeping my desert rosies going, due to the nasty orange-y caterpillars. :rolleyes:

St. Pete

Zone - a wacked-out place between 9b & 10

Elevation = 44' - not that it does any good
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WOW - great pictures - I like the Adeniums, too:

Germinated 02/09

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I hope, this bigger one will have flowers next year :drool:

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Greetings from a litte village near Salzburg/Austria

Moni

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USDA 5b (up to -26° C)

It is very hard for me to see, how many plants are growing around the the world, which I don't have in my collection!!!!
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Greetings from a litte village near Salzburg/Austria

Moni

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USDA 5b (up to -26° C)

It is very hard for me to see, how many plants are growing around the the world, which I don't have in my collection!!!!

Beautiful, Kris, is that in the same family as PLumeria, Ed

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Dear Monika :)

Nice visuals & kindly post visuals of it when they are blooming_please,i wish to see what colored flowers they put out. :)

Dear Ed :)

I do not know wheather they belong to the same family of plumeria plants,but ademiums & plumerias require the same climatic & soil condition as a regular cactus plant.More water & clayee soil will result in rottening of the entire plant in just 3 weeks time.

Lots of love,

Kris :)

love conquers all..

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Dear Monika :)

Nice visuals & kindly post visuals of it when they are blooming_please,i wish to see what colored flowers they put out. :)

Dear Ed :)

I do not know wheather they belong to the same family of plumeria plants,but ademiums & plumerias require the same climatic & soil condition as a regular cactus plant.More water & clayee soil will result in rottening of the entire plant in just 3 weeks time.

Lots of love,

Kris :)

I see, Ed

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Some visuals... :mrlooney:

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Love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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Some more stills..

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By the way can i manually hand pollinate these 3 to 4 varities that i have got ? If yes any link to help me understand how its done ? :hmm:

Thanks & Love,

kris :)

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Bump ! New Stills from the same plants...:mrlooney:

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Love,

kris :)

love conquers all..

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By the way do you have any new visuals...? :hmm:

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Such beautiful Desert Roses! I have 3 varieties...they bloom very well every year. Here's some pics.

The first photo on the left is: Adenium 'Ice Pink' which was taken a few days ago...the other is the common Desert Rose taken last year.

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    Bump ! New Stills from the same plants...:mrlooney:

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    Love,

    kris :)

    Kris:

    Does your white flowering variety fade to pink? I have a white variety which fades to pink...not sure what the named-variety is though.
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    Dear Andy :)

    No the white variety remains as it is but dries up very fast compared to the other varities that we got ? :hmm:

    And thanks for those lovely visuals...

    Lots of love,

    kris :)

    love conquers all..

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    Dear Andy :)

    No the white variety remains as it is but dries up very fast compared to the other varities that we got ? :hmm:

    And thanks for those lovely visuals...

    Lots of love,

    kris :)

    Thanks for the information! I hope to post more pics soon...I have to compress the photos first. :)

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    Two of our Adeniums in containers. They will be planted in ground soon.

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    Hawaii Island (Big Island), leeward coast, 19 degrees N. latitude, south Kona mauka at approx. 380m (1,250 ft.) and about 1.6 km (1-mile) upslope from ocean.

     

    No record of a hurricane passing over this island (yet!).  

    Summer maximum rainfall - variable averaging 900-1150mm (35-45") - Perfect drainage on black volcanic rocky soil.  

    Nice sunsets!

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    Reviving an old post w/some new picturs.

    WalMart is selling 3 colors at "1" of their 4 store on O`ahu. I think they may be cuttings as I don't see any caudex forming on any of the 15 (5 each) I bought.

    Ice Pink. Very light pink almost white:

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    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

    Hot Pink:

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    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

    This they call Red. But I'm looking at it as another type of pink:

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    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

    Here is one I've had for years it's probably a Thai hybred called "Number One".

    The second is "my" hybred of A. swazicum X A. obesium. The bee's made the cross and I have about 1/2 dozen in pots. Another post will show a second in the ground, but only close up of the flower.

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    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

    Last three shots for today.

    The first is of 45 seedlings of plane old A. obesium

    The second another white. Lost the name tag. Flower is larger than "No. One"

    The third is my "grounded" hybred A. swazicum

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    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

    Gee, I was hoping Kris would jump in to comment on this.

    Wai`anae Steve-------www.waianaecrider.com
    Living in Paradise, Leeward O`ahu, Hawai`i, USA
    Temperature range yearly from say 95 to 62 degrees F
    Only 3 hurricanes in the past 51 years and no damage. No floods where I am, No tornados, No earthquakes
    No moles, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc. Just the neighbors "wild" chickens

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