Got Adeniums??

[Silas_Sancona]

Like Plumeria, it seems as though posts/threads related to Desert Rose are rare on the forum. Seems as though these would be yet another stunning addition to palms, particularly in a desert-type planting or one angled toward palms from hot/dry tropical locales. Even as potted specimens, every plant geek should have at least a couple somewhere in their collections.

After contemplating adding Adeniums to complement my Pachypodium collection, took the plunge today. Also saw some real beauties I thought id share.. Post yours if you got 'em.

[Silas_Sancona]

..My first pick, surely not gonna be the last.


X "Purple Jade"





-Nathan

[Pip]

They are lovely I have one in a pot it is flowering right now but I shoukd move it from where it is as the rain is reaching it. If it gets too wet the blooms will fall off.

[Really full garden]

These are just starting to appear in the nurseries here in Guatemala.I want to try to plant one and see how they do at the beach.I am concerned they might rot during our rainy season.

[Palms1984]

Like Plumeria, it seems as though posts/threads related to Desert Rose are rare on the forum. Seems as though these would be yet another stunning addition to palms, particularly in a desert-type planting or one angled toward palms from hot/dry tropical locales. Even as potted specimens, every plant geek should have at least a couple somewhere in their collections.

After contemplating adding Adeniums to complement my Pachypodium collection, took the plunge today. Also saw some real beauties I thought id share.. Post yours if you got 'em.

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Very beautiful varieties! Mine are flowering now, also. I had flowers on some of mine back in early March, due to the very hot weather this winter.

[OverGrown]

I have a handful in pots with their caudex on display... lovely plants!

[Silas_Sancona]

While acquiring several new Plumeria varieties was the goal for a Saturday spent down in Homestead, Couldn't pass up the first thing that caught my eye in the Nursery.




Guess I have officially caught the bug

Definitely gonna need more room.

-Nathan

[Palms1984]

I love your new Adenium! Do you know the variety?

I would post a photo of my flowering Adenium; however, with the new format I don't know how to post photos.

[Silas_Sancona]

Andy (Palms 1984),

Tag on the plant says " Chaoprya Purple" but looking up the name when I got back from Homestead, I couldn't find much. Thinking it might possess some degree of A. swazicum in it's make up due to the size of the flowers and the distinct dark throat but with so many hybrids out there, anything is possible.

Regardless, something that eye catching had to come home, especially since all the Desert Rose at this particular nursery were up to 50% off during the Open House there this weekend.

As far as posting pictures, I just use the given options here and re-size the image if needed without problem.

-Nathan

[Palms1984]

Nathan:

Thanks for the information!

Do Adenium species grow fast for you in Florida? Here I find A. obesum grows pretty slowly...I know some other hybrids grow faster, though.

They do flower like crazy here...sometimes my plants have so many flower I can't see the leaves.

Here's my Adenium photos from another plant website.

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/tag/adenium

[Silas_Sancona]

Andy,

Growth-wise, I think the earlier heat in the spring after our usually dry winters help Adenium grow a little faster here but that is just casual observance. Have noticed that plants planted in pots outdoors seem to do better than specimens put directly in the ground. Again though, that's just what I have seen locally.

Btw, great pictures!. Impressive collection my friend Assuming you keep your plants covered most of the year?


-Nathan

[Palms1984]

Andy,

Growth-wise, I think the earlier heat in the spring after our usually dry winters help Adenium grow a little faster here but that is just casual observance. Have noticed that plants planted in pots outdoors seem to do better than specimens put directly in the ground. Again though, that's just what I have seen locally.

Btw, great pictures!. Impressive collection my friend Assuming you keep your plants covered most of the year?

-Nathan

Thank you. No, my plants are never covered. They stay outside all year in the sun...I don't think they would bloom so well if they were not in full sun all year. My location is completely frost-free (on a south-facing mesa). Temps below 40 degrees are very rare here.

[rprimbs]

Nathan:

Thanks for the information!

Do Adenium species grow fast for you in Florida? Here I find A. obesum grows pretty slowly...I know some other hybrids grow faster, though.

They do flower like crazy here...sometimes my plants have so many flower I can't see the leaves.

Here's my Adenium photos from another plant website.

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/tag/adenium

I agree they seem to grow about as fast as a rock -- or a Plumeria obtusa -- here. Four years ago I bought a couple and planted them in my garden. A gopher got one of them.. and that seemed to get rid of the gopher, the other didn't get eaten, or die from the cold, but it hasn't grown much. Last year I moved it over next to my Bismarkia hoping that gophers might chew on it. It seems to be in a state of suspended animation. I think that I will fertilize and water it more and see if I can get it growing. Then I can try taking cuttings and propagating it. I like it because it always seems to be in bloom.

[Palms1984]

Nathan:

Thanks for the information!

Do Adenium species grow fast for you in Florida? Here I find A. obesum grows pretty slowly...I know some other hybrids grow faster, though.

They do flower like crazy here...sometimes my plants have so many flower I can't see the leaves.

Here's my Adenium photos from another plant website.

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/tag/adenium

I agree they seem to grow about as fast as a rock -- or a Plumeria obtusa -- here. Four years ago I bought a couple and planted them in my garden. A gopher got one of them.. and that seemed to get rid of the gopher, the other didn't get eaten, or die from the cold, but it hasn't grown much. Last year I moved it over next to my Bismarkia hoping that gophers might chew on it. It seems to be in a state of suspended animation. I think that I will fertilize and water it more and see if I can get it growing. Then I can try taking cuttings and propagating it. I like it because it always seems to be in bloom.

I think when Adenium is young it grows much faster. When it gets larger it appears to slow down. Some of the hybrids grow much faster.

Good luck with the cuttings! I've had really bad luck trying to grow Adenium from cuttings. I'v never had a cutting develop roots. I know seeds germinate fast and bloom within 6 months to a year.

[Silas_Sancona]

Nathan:

Thanks for the information!

Do Adenium species grow fast for you in Florida? Here I find A. obesum grows pretty slowly...I know some other hybrids grow faster, though.

They do flower like crazy here...sometimes my plants have so many flower I can't see the leaves.

Here's my Adenium photos from another plant website.

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/tag/adenium

I agree they seem to grow about as fast as a rock -- or a Plumeria obtusa -- here. Four years ago I bought a couple and planted them in my garden. A gopher got one of them.. and that seemed to get rid of the gopher, the other didn't get eaten, or die from the cold, but it hasn't grown much. Last year I moved it over next to my Bismarkia hoping that gophers might chew on it. It seems to be in a state of suspended animation. I think that I will fertilize and water it more and see if I can get it growing. Then I can try taking cuttings and propagating it. I like it because it always seems to be in bloom.

I think when Adenium is young it grows much faster. When it gets larger it appears to slow down. Some of the hybrids grow much faster.

Good luck with the cuttings! I've had really bad luck trying to grow Adenium from cuttings. I'v never had a cutting develop roots. I know seeds germinate fast and bloom within 6 months to a year.

Good to know regarding cuttings. Wonder if keeping them enclosed in storage containers/ over wet gravel would help speed development. Seems to work really well for most cuttings I have tried of other stuff.

-Nathan

[Palms1984]

Nathan:

Thanks for the information!

Do Adenium species grow fast for you in Florida? Here I find A. obesum grows pretty slowly...I know some other hybrids grow faster, though.

They do flower like crazy here...sometimes my plants have so many flower I can't see the leaves.

Here's my Adenium photos from another plant website.

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/tag/adenium

I agree they seem to grow about as fast as a rock -- or a Plumeria obtusa -- here. Four years ago I bought a couple and planted them in my garden. A gopher got one of them.. and that seemed to get rid of the gopher, the other didn't get eaten, or die from the cold, but it hasn't grown much. Last year I moved it over next to my Bismarkia hoping that gophers might chew on it. It seems to be in a state of suspended animation. I think that I will fertilize and water it more and see if I can get it growing. Then I can try taking cuttings and propagating it. I like it because it always seems to be in bloom.

I think when Adenium is young it grows much faster. When it gets larger it appears to slow down. Some of the hybrids grow much faster.

Good luck with the cuttings! I've had really bad luck trying to grow Adenium from cuttings. I'v never had a cutting develop roots. I know seeds germinate fast and bloom within 6 months to a year.

Good to know regarding cuttings. Wonder if keeping them enclosed in storage containers/ over wet gravel would help speed development. Seems to work really well for most cuttings I have tried of other stuff.

-Nathan

I must try that cutting germination technique.

My 11 year old Adenium obesum developed seed last summer. This is the first time it's ever set seed. My friend says the seeds germinate within days after germination (this is his personal experience). He also says they flower within 6 months. He's got hundreds.

[Silas_Sancona]

Andy,

Definitely give it a try.. While stuff roots well without using any sort of greenhouse like structure during the warmer months here, I have had cuttings/ seed batches strike faster using the Sterilite container method. Placing a layer of gravel down allows a little bit of water trapped in the stone to provide constant moisture without fear of rotting anything.

As far as seed, hoping to round up a couple more plants before the move sometime in August and then attempt cross pollination next spring. Have also heard the faster seedling -to- flowering size time is why Adenium cultivars are easier to develop compared to Plumerias which can take between 4-9 years to set their first flowers, and perhaps another year or two to be sure the cross is stable ( true to color/ size of flower, etc.)

-Nathan

[Palms1984]

Andy,

Definitely give it a try.. While stuff roots well without using any sort of greenhouse like structure during the warmer months here, I have had cuttings/ seed batches strike faster using the Sterilite container method. Placing a layer of gravel down allows a little bit of water trapped in the stone to provide constant moisture without fear of rotting anything.

As far as seed, hoping to round up a couple more plants before the move sometime in August and then attempt cross pollination next spring. Have also heard the faster seedling -to- flowering size time is why Adenium cultivars are easier to develop compared to Plumerias which can take between 4-9 years to set their first flowers, and perhaps another year or two to be sure the cross is stable ( true to color/ size of flower, etc.)

-Nathan

I'll try your germination technique. I can sacrifice a few branches on my large plant.

Good luck with cross-pollination. I've heard it can be somewhat easy.

Plumeria seedlings typically bloom within two to three years here. Although, most people purchase or get cuttings from the many trees around here. Cutting-grown plumerias bloom so much faster (usually the first year planted). They also come true to the parent. Seedlings can be very variable and sometimes you don't get the true flower color for two to three years, which is very strange.

Edited May 17, 2015 by Palms1984