Exotic Rare Plant Release 2019

Exotic Rare Plant releases start next month. Expect very hard to find plants including Red Butterfly wing (Christia vespertilonis red).  The red butterfly wing plant seed germination rate is very low and the seeds are costly.  ExoticGrower Company (AdeniumRose Company LLC) started over three years ago to grow these exotic plants.

exotic rare plant seeds               Seeds were obtain from USA and other sources.  The USA and Thailand seeds were a complete  waste of time and money. In fact, the Thailand seeds received, from three different sources were nothing more than grass seeds.  Finally 3yrs ago some good seeds arrived from Europe. Out of the 50 Exotic rare plant seeds received only 11 germinated and 5 survived.

Exotic Rare Plant Christia vespertilonis Release Date

After 2yrs the 5 plants started to produce seeds of the red butterfly Exotic Rare Plant .  ExoticGrower planted the seeds as soon as they were obtained from the plant.  Fresher the better with rare plant seeds. These seeds have a higher germination rate (about 40 percent) than any ones  purchased.  The parent plant red butterfly wing Christia vespertilonis are now approximately 2.5 feet tall with several branches.

Yes, we started to take cuttings and 60% survived the rooting process.

Expect the release of these Christia vespertilonis plants is in late March or first part of April when the weather gets a bit warmer in most areas of the USA.  yes, we will send notice to registered clients.  Please go to the Adeniumrose.com website to register (create an account). No purchase required.

Other Soon to be Release Exotic rare plants from ExoticGrower Company

Yucca Rostrata   4″ pot size March

Pachypdiums  March

Moringa Release include 3gal sizes March

PseuodoBomax specimen bonsai specimen size March

Euphorbia knuthii   April

Curry leaf tree    April

Jumbo Adeniums Late April – Yes we received some yellows!

Extra-large size Adeniums April

Dioscorea elephantides specimen size April

and others.

Currently, Epic Grower LLC has over 30 varieties of exotic rare plants in various stages of growth from seed. The process to grow exotic rare pants is slow. it requires learning about the plants, finding good seed sources and experimenting.  Many times the seeds received are not the right plant or completely fail to germination.  Plants considered rare include ones endangered, very hard to propagate, and hard to find.

Desert Rose Winter Dormancy Growing Question

desert rose winter jumbo flowers
Possible flowers types for Yellow Jumbo adeniums received January 2019

Q:  The Desert Rose Winter dormancy in NY.  I am interested in purchasing a adenium 3-in-1 type from AdeniumRose Company / ExoticGrower.  I have 2 planters that are 3 feet tall.  My thought was to put one on each side of my front door on the porch which gets direct sun. I would like to purchase 2 before they sell.  But I would not want them delivered until June as I live in New York.

How long will you hold a plant.  Also what type of soil should I purchase?

A:   The planter is very tall for the 5″ wide for a desert rose 3-in-1 plants. They average 10″ inches tall which would do great in 8″ wide pots about 8″ to 12″ deep.  If you use a 3′ tall pots then fill in the bottom with rocks (2 feet).  Cover the rocks with a cloth to prevent the soil from sinking down into the rocks. Finally, plant the desert rose plant using proper soil.

Just received many extra large (caudex 5..6 inches across caudex with an average height 14″) and jumbo plants (caudex 7 to 10 inches across caudex with an heights 18″ to 26″ tall we will be released in March (not 3-in-1’s).

ExoticGrower hold plants up to 45 days not 4 months because it’s very busy starting this month and would be very easy to lose plants kept too long.

Desert Rose Winter Dormancy Varies

There are many articles on soil to use on this blog.  Use the search area and put in soil.   yes, AdeniumRose Company / ExoticGrower does offer soil for adeniums and other type of succulents/cactus plants.

During desert rose winter dormancy period if you have a warn location with some sunlight inside then the plant will survive until spring.  Adenium plants are in dormancy during this time of year.  I some areas dormancy means complete leaf lose and in others just no growth.  Many collectors use grow lights to keep the adeniums growing during the winter months.

The AdeniumRose Company growing area in southeast Florida allows year round growing of adeniums with minimal dormancy.   This is not true for all plants grown such as plumerias which lose 100% of their leaves from December through late April.