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Adenium (Desert Rose) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Adenium (Desert Rose)

Adenium obesum

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Light
Water
Low; deep, infrequent watering once established; reduce significantly in winter.
Size
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Toxicity
Description
A striking succulent shrub with a swollen, water-storing caudex and glossy dark green leaves. Produces showy trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink, red, or white. Suited to hot, dry conditions with excellent drainage, but frost-tender and best grown in containers in the low desert.
Bloom Time
Deciduous / Evergreen
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Toxic to pets & humans if ingested; sap is a skin/eye irritant.
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Low; deep, infrequent watering once established; reduce significantly in winter.

Soil: Well-draining sandy or gravelly soil; does not tolerate wet or heavy clay soils.

Mature size: 3-5 ft tall, 2-4 ft wide

Bloom: Spring through fall

Evergreen / deciduous: Semi-evergreen

Growth rate: Slow to moderate