It’s been a busy summer in the adenium and cactus nursery. We re-arrange the whole growing area and created new growing benches for the desert rose plants. This past week we received another shipment of adenium plants form Thailand with several new adenium plant flower types.
The majority of the plants in the new shipment are the standard size ones (95%), but we did receive around 35 plants in a much larger size. All except for 12 of them required a 16″ pot due to their jumbo size caudex (several over 11″ across). These adeniums will not be offered until the flower. The majority of the jumbo desert rose plants have several very thick branches – all multiple grafts on them. Yes, a few are name plants we had in the past but to make sure we want to see them flowering. We will try to get the adeniums to flower early so they can be offered before Spring.
The standard size adeniums look great for the most part. Some will require cropping in the near future to force branching. One of the 11 new types we received is already starting to flower so it will be listed very soon – it’s a new flower type called hiphop. It looks like the image we received from Thailand (image on the left) will be about 85% accurate on this one. The hiphob desert rose plant has a very distinct stripe on a white petal (it’s not fully open yet). The Thailand image shows more pink on the flower petal of the desert rose plant but with the same distinct stripe. yes, it’s a triple!
What causes a triple flowering adeniums to have brown spots on the bud before and after the opens. It had four buds and two had a spot.
Several things – too much water on the buds. Fertilizing when budding or flower out of season.
Hi, could you help me that I am using 20-20-20 for my desert rose, is it the right one? thank you very much
No its the wrong type. You need the nitrogen to be low and use TIME released fertilizer for your adenium desert rose plants.
so beside the release fertilizer you are selling, can use 14-14-14. one told methat. Thank you, natalie
14 is too high for the nitrogen level. You need to get it below 10 if possible.
I can’t wait for them to be listed.
Hi my name is Barbara, when I bought 12 desert rose plants last year they bloomed
with lovely colours for some time, I know that winter has only just finished but there seems to be no sign of flowers, I think they have been getting too much water and some of the stems have become soft, so I cut them away, I have some small ones on the window ledge inside and they get sun through the glass, but the others are outside and if I keep them on the side of the balcony without any cover they get the sun but there is the chance that they will get wet, and that is no good, the pots are a bit heavy for me to lift up each day and push them in and out of the sun, what should I do,
thanking you in advance Barbara
Adeniums desert rose plants do not flower year rounds. They are naturally spring/early summer bloomers. Sometimes you will get a second bloom in late summer. You may need to give them a bloom boost (10-30-20) for one month. since you say winter is over I assume you are in the southern hemisphere.
I am very interested in purchasing some desert rose plants. Do you ship outside of USA and what are your terms and conditions?
AdeniumRose Company LLC ships within the USA including Puerto Rico. We do not have in-place the needed facilities to provide the carious requirements (paper work and other) to ship to other countries.
What is best to use on desert roses for insects and spider mites?
Thank you,
Robert
I use a soap based insecticide for adeniums and other plants by Earth Tone.
I use Earth Tone.
I bought a desert rose and all leaves fell off, so I trimmed it all back how long before new branches start showing, is there anything special I need to do after cutting limbs back. HELP first timer here!
How fast brancehs grow back depends upon your growing environment. Here is SE Florida we usually see new growth within 2 weeks during spring/summer.