Spring here in Southeast Florida is here even while the northern states are still getting the snow. The adenium plants, desert roses, received in November and some received in late December are already starting to bloom. Many new adenium hybrids haev arrived for spring and now it the time to get yo plants ready.
You need to start watering a bit more and maybe give some blooming fertilizer like Dyna-Gro Bloom which is low in nitrates great for all flowering cactus and succulents to get them to bloom in spring (perfect for other flowering plants too). Remember do not give any fertilizer while the desert rose plants have flowers or flower buds otherwise you will loose the flowers!
If you are in the southern states such as Texas, New Mexico, Florida, Southern California and similar states where the air temperature is staying above 50-55 degrees at night then water the adeniums plants 2 times a week making sure the soil dries between watering. if you are seeing new leaves do not wait to fertilize because the bubs will be right behind – do it now.
Use Dyna-Gro Bloom for 2..3 weeks checking to make sure you do not see buds and then switch to just regular water with no fertilizers. AdeniumRose Company did this in early January and now many of adenium plants are blooming now!
After your plants are finished blooming add some time released fertilizer and then right before winter, depending upon the amount of rain you received over the summer give the desert rose plants, cactus and other succulents plants another tablespoon of time released fertilizer.
Short note on when to change pots if your plants are getting big. Wait until after they bloom then re-pot them. when you re-pot them dip them in a rooting hormone such as Dyna-Gro K-L-N to give them a boost to help prevent plant transplanting shock. (yes, we do this and the leaves really take off!)
When growing adeniums from seed, how long does it take them to reach blooming size? One season or several years?
Thanks.
Adeniums usually take 2..3 years to bloom. However, if you work hard and give the proper nutrients you can get 1 out of 20 to bloom under a year but not consistently.