Adenium

This is one of the Adeniums I got from buried treasures. It seems like the larger ones are healthier than the newly grafted ones. Some of the newly grafted Adeniums I have bought from them have died.

This one is doing well.

More Adeniums

I got these Adeniums from Wal-Mart.  I think they are kind of pretty.  They are nothing super special, but, they are pretty.

My Adenium Seedling

This is one of the seeds I planted last year from rare exotic seeds. I think it’s doing pretty well. The blooms aren’t anything special, but it is special to me  since it was from my first batch of sprouted Adeniums. This was a seed that was labeled as “Dark Forest”.

Red Adenium Hybrid

My Red Adenium hybrid today.  The blooms open up with a black edge and a pretty deep red.  As the days go by the flower color fades.  I don’t know if this is completely normal, or that our AZ sun is just so blinding that it bleaches the petals.

Adenium Obesum Babies

So these are my new little babies. I think here in AZ, these guys sprout better in peat moss. I think this will be my preferred sprouting medium.

Adenium 2008

Here are my poor little Adeniums.  Some of them lost a lot off the top.  Ok, so maybe they will develop better roots, or maybe more branching.

More Adenium Seeds

I received and planted the seeds I ordered from rare exotic seeds.  I had an all Adenium order this year.  Adeniums seem to be pretty easy to grow, so I decided to get Adenium Somalense, Adenium Bright gem, Adenium Fragrant Delight, Adenium Star of red sparkles, Adenium Super Perfume, Adenium Zaftig Moon, and Pachypodium geayi.  I just finished planting them, so hopefully I will have the same luck I had last year.

Adenium in the Winter – UPDATE

After my last Adenium post, I started to water my Adeniums. They are definitely perking up. I was sure they’d be fine, but I still worry. I did lose one, the only Fragrant star I had left. It turned to mush. Oh well, it was the smallest one and struggled a bit too, so, it’s not such a big loss.

Adenium in the Winter

So far, I don’t think I treated my Adeniums as I should have. Most of them withered on the tips. They just shriveled and turned brown (just the tips). It’s not rot, as far as I can tell. I think it’s just due to me not watering them. I think that I should have continued to water them until I saw signs of dormancy, but no, I stopped watering them before I think they went dormant. They are tough plants so I am sure they will be fine. Lesson learned.

Adenium Seedling Bloom (Another pic)

Since the Adenium seedling bloomed, the color changed. I can now see more of the white.

Another note, I have left the Adenium outside. The temperatures have been from 45-78 F. I will probably bring the blooming one in if the highs will be in the 60’s.