Grow Your Secret Garden Adenium Obesum Desert Rose ' Double Santa Desert Rose

Adenium Obesum Desert Rose 'Double Santa' 5 Fresh Seeds Desert Rose is one of our favorite plants. Native to arid areas of Africa including Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda is a popular houseplant in temperate regions. Desert Rose is a succulent bush with thick fleshy branches. Adenium obesum is both beautiful and resilient. The 'obesum' name refers to the large fat base of the plant. Adenium obesum plants deserve far more appreciation. Desert Rose is excellent in pots especially for people who "kill everything" because Adenium lives with little care and can take a good deal of neglect. Always at its best with some attention, your Desert Rose will become larger, more interesting and more valuable every year. Large specimens can cost $1,000 for older plants with large bases and a multitude of branches.More branches mean more flowers which are extremely attractive. 5-petaled bell-shaped or tubular flowers of varying sizes are borne at stem tips, in clusters of 3 or more. The leaves are a glossy green and semi-deciduous, depending on your care and your climate outdoors. Adenium obesum can reach 1-3m tall, though most cultivated hybrids and varieties grow between 0.5-1.5m tall and bonsai, much shorter. Sowing Because Desert Roses are so lovely, many people wonder “How do I grow a desert rose? or “Is starting Adenium seeds difficult?” Growing a desert rose from seed is not hard at all. It simply requires a little knowledge. Desert Rose plants from seeds develop vastly the best character with no two plants alike in shape. When your seed pod is fully ripe on the plant, it will split open revealing seeds with beautiful "wings" so that seeds will quickly blow away Seeds like those above (naturally fresh ripe) should be planted ASAP for maximum germination percentage. As with all seeds, plant at depth of seed in high quality pro mix (peat moss based) sterile soil. Keep soil top lightly moist . Once the seedlings appear, water only from below.