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My favorite plant this week, Adenium obesum, was given to me as a birthday present a few months ago. Although I'd seen it at succulent shows, I had no personal experience growing it. It was in bloom when I received it and, although it lost those blooms after I transplanted it, it quickly produced new buds and has bloomed continuously ever since. In fact, at the moment, it's one of the few plants in bloom in my garden.
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According to Wikipedia, Adenium obesum is native to the tropical and subtropical areas of eastern and southern Africa and Arabia. It goes by a variety of common names, including mock azalea and impala lily, but it's most frequently called a desert rose. Mine is the first desert rose I've seen with double flowers.
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It's an evergreen succulent shrub but it will lose its leaves in response to drought. The leaves are less like the fleshy succulent foliage I'm used to and more like leaves you'd find on a tree.
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It's most distinctive feature is its trunk and swollen basal caudex, which always makes me think of a fat-bellied alien.
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It can reportedly grow 4-6 feet (1.2-1.8 meters) tall. It needs full sun and is suited to USDA zones 10a-11. On-line sources suggest regular watering during its growing season in summer and protection from temperatures below 50F (10C). It's said to be bothered by mites and mealy bugs but mine appears to be bothered by nothing at the moment.
Adenium obesum is my contribution to Loree's favorite plants meme at danger garden this week. Visit her blog to see her favorite this week and to find links to other gardeners' selections.
All material © 2012-2014 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party
My favorite plant this week, Adenium obesum, was given to me as a birthday present a few months ago. Although I'd seen it at succulent shows, I had no personal experience growing it. It was in bloom when I received it and, although it lost those blooms after I transplanted it, it quickly produced new buds and has bloomed continuously ever since. In fact, at the moment, it's one of the few plants in bloom in my garden.
According to Wikipedia, Adenium obesum is native to the tropical and subtropical areas of eastern and southern Africa and Arabia. It goes by a variety of common names, including mock azalea and impala lily, but it's most frequently called a desert rose. Mine is the first desert rose I've seen with double flowers.
It's an evergreen succulent shrub but it will lose its leaves in response to drought. The leaves are less like the fleshy succulent foliage I'm used to and more like leaves you'd find on a tree.
It's most distinctive feature is its trunk and swollen basal caudex, which always makes me think of a fat-bellied alien.
It can reportedly grow 4-6 feet (1.2-1.8 meters) tall. It needs full sun and is suited to USDA zones 10a-11. On-line sources suggest regular watering during its growing season in summer and protection from temperatures below 50F (10C). It's said to be bothered by mites and mealy bugs but mine appears to be bothered by nothing at the moment.
Adenium obesum is my contribution to Loree's favorite plants meme at danger garden this week. Visit her blog to see her favorite this week and to find links to other gardeners' selections.
All material © 2012-2014 by Kris Peterson for Late to the Garden Party