Tropica - Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) - 8 - Cacti/Succulents

TROPICA - Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) - 8

Worth knowing: The ever-green Desert Rose is extremely easy to look after. It belongs to the succulents and branches out sparsely. Its leaves develop directly from the stem. Growing about 5 cm in length, a striking feature of the are its very beautiful, elliptical-shaped, pink-red flowers.

Origin: The is indigenous to the arid areas of East-Africa.

Propagation: can be started indoors at any time throughout the year. Mix fine ground cultivation soil with about 25 % of fine sand (silica sand works best). In order to guarantee that the will not fall through the soil, the soil mixture should not be too coarse. Moisten the mixture with a water vaporiser and sprinkle the fine on the soil.

Place / Light: The Desert Rose thrives indoors all year long, does however require plenty of light and fresh air. A sunny to partly shaded location during summer is ideal. The may also be placed outdoors from June until September. Throughout the year, surrounding temperatures should vary between 15° and 25°C.

Care: Water only after the substratum has dried out. Young s should generally be kept a little moister. Rain water and water free of lime are ideal. A surplus of water should be poured out in order to avoid standing water and root rotting.

Winter period: Do not keep the in temperatures below 12° - 16° C during winter, water little and do not fertilize. A winter period too cool or a dryness period to strong will make the entering a resting period.

Bonsai Suitability: No

ATTENTION: The Desert Rose is a member of the Apocynaceae or dog bane family. Sap dripping out of cutting marks must not come into contact with open wounds!

• Price for 8 .
• Four-colour-card with color photo.
• can be started indoors any time throughout the year..
• Seed cards with detailed information about propagation, place, care and hibernation..