Desert Rose – Rare Colour Blooms, Live Adenium Caudex
$17.60 – $52.80
Hunt for rare color. This Adenium Desert Rose is chosen for eye-catching, uncommon flower shades above a sculptural caudex, making it a standout for collectors who want a caudex-form specimen that delivers blooms beyond the usual palette.
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Most desert roses sold online are the same pink. This is the one collectors ask for: unusually saturated flower colour, often with a lighter throat and a darker picotee edge, on a caudex that is already showing shape rather than a uniform cylinder.
Why grow Desert Rose
Colour is the whole point of growing adenium from seed — every seedling is genetically different, which is why named flower forms command a premium. This selection comes from a named flower form, so what you see is what the plant actually does, not a catalogue promise.
How to plant and care for it
Plant in gritty compost with at least 50% drainage material. Full sun, and the more direct light the more intense the flower colour. Water deeply then allow to dry out fully; cut back hard in winter. Feed a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertiliser through summer to push flowering rather than foliage. Prune after flowering to build a branching, tree-like shape.
Quick facts
| Botanical name | Adenium obesum |
| Flower colour | Rare — saturated pink, red or bicolour |
| Height | 30–60 cm |
| Light | Full sun, 6+ hours |
| Water | Deep soak, then dry out |
| Soil | 50% grit or pumice mix |
| Hardiness | USDA 10–12; keep above 10 °C |
| Flowering | Summer, on mature plants |
| Toxicity | Sap is toxic |
| Best for | Collectors, specimen displays |
| Number of Products | 1Bulbs, 2Bulbs, 3Bulbs, 4Bulbs, 5Bulbs |
|---|---|
| Color | A, B, C, D, E |
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