Is the adenium plant a indoor or outdoor? Would it be fine in a big pot with other bonsai trees for a landscape look? The pot in 3″ deep and 18″ wide.
Answer:
Adeniums are succulents that have a natural bonsai look. In addition, they can be wired like traditional bonsai plants. Yes, you can place in a shallow pot 3″ deep. When you get the plants you may need to carefully spread the roots out – be careful not to break them. I have many of them in shallow and when I first planted them I lean them to one side to expose more roots because usually they are too deep in the beginning – this gives it a wind swept bonsai look. Exposing adeniums roots with only 1.5 to 2″ under ground is a great the way to build a great looking caudex.
They easily grow new roots. If you do break before the adenium root caudex then let them heal full in the open air before potting them. I have left adeniums plants bare root for a couple of weeks without any harm to them. Just make sure the desert rose plant roots are well healed so you do not get root rot.
The main thing to remember about growing adeniums plants is that they NEED well drained soil. They do not like to sit in water at all and they do not like temperatures below 40 degrees. Many people grow them inside windows sills with 4..6 hours of sunlight or under grow lamps. Here in our area (south Florida) we grow them year round in the open. Thank you for your questions
hello,i dont know were to put this post on the blog so i am putting the entry here. i am new to cactus growing, i recently just got back from peru, and i brought san padro cactus with me i want to grow it, its a full segment, no cuttings 7 in length by 3 1/2 inches wide, how do i make this baby grow? right now its in a pot of soil next to my window in my room. i dont want it to die on me.
San Pedro cactus can grow very large but by placing it in a small pot the growth will be limited. I would recommend placing the cactus in a 3 to 5 gallon clay pot. Make sure the soil is very course/porous with very little peat or no peat moss. If it was mine I would use 70% perlite, 10% very small non-limestone rocks, 10 soil an 10 coir. If you are starting with a cactus premixed soil add about 15% more perlite or 10% some small rocks (non-limestone rocks)in the mix because most of the time it has too much peat moss. when I say small rocks I mean rocks less that 1/4″ in size. Small Chattahoochee quartz type rocks will work but they are a bit heavy. The hold idea is to water the plant well but allow fast drain to prevent cactus succulents root problems.
You do not need to add fertilizer at this time to your San Padro cactus. Yes, do use root hormone to get the root system to start growing. If the cactus already has a root system from being in a pot loosen up the roots (spread them out a bit) before planting. Also, is this is a cactus cutting make sure the cut is well healed before planting.
2 of my 6 desert roses got left in the shed in Oklahoma and they got too cold. I’ve brought them into the house now, but all of the stems are weapy and soft. Should I cut them back to healthy tissue or will they recover? One is fairly large and I brought it back from a bad root rot this past spring. So, to cut, or not to cut….that is my question. Please advise.
You need to cut off all rot/soft stems/branches.
Thank you so much. I was able to find root hornone today, should I apply the hormone to the plants cut areas. Now that it’s cold outside they will all be inside with temps in high 60’s to low 70’s but also buying a grow lamp this week….
Also, can I go ahead a crop and propagate since I’m going to have them under a lamp, or do I HAVE to wait till spring?
Thank you
It depends upon your location. If your adeniums are not dormant then OK otherwise wait until after they flower in 16 to crop.