Desert Rose Nursery Florida
There are several species of adenium.
Desert rose nursery florida. Blooms are usually white pink rose or red. We start and flower multiple seeds to ensure the best phenotypes are available to our patients. In florida desert roses can be used as container plants for a patio or rock garden and also can be grown in the ground. The sap of the plant is highly toxic.
The trumpet shaped flowers appear pink red and white. Look around and you can often find bicolor varieties types with double flowers or those with variegated foliage. The basic culture is very similar to orchids. Adenium swazicum adenium somalense adenium arabicum adenium boehmianum adenium multiflorum adenium crispum adenium obesum.
Maria s garden is a plant nursery with the largest inventory of desert rose succulent plants in charlotte county. With yearly branch trimming for shape and to encourage new growth and then flowers you could keep a mature plant 3 feet tall and wide. All our adenium plants are shipped from our south florida nursery. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12.
The ultimate size is up to you. Desert rose usually drops leaves in wintertime but may continue to produce a few flowers as in the picture below if the weather is somewhat mild. Adeniums have many spectacular hybrids. Adenium plants are succulents which are easy to grow and require very little maintenance.
Adenium desert rose plants all grafted hybird adenium plants called desert rose plants produce dazzling rosy flowers. The plant is native to east africa and areas of arabia according to the university of florida. White tinge of pink at centre synonomous with puerto rico. Found in florida by a mr lingo prior to this.
It has a thick swollen truck that holds water during times of drought and shiny dark green leaves. Tony waltham robertharding getty images grower s tips. A small pot with excellent drainage is a must. A desert rose blooms the most from february through november in florida.
Our clone only strains have been flowered out to confirm their authenticity and our mothers started from seed have come from the best seed companies. These are not difficult plants to grow well provided they get enough sunlight and warmth. This found rose was introduced by kern rose nursery 1970. Obesum is the only adenium found in wide cultivation although it has been hybridized extensively to obtain different flower colors like orange and striped.
Desert rose nursery is one of san diego s premiere clone providers. The desert rose adenium obesum flourishes in the state of florida s tropical and sub tropical climate. All of our. All plants are hand raised and cared for by maria.
Manchester guardian angel usa joyce demits usa found the rose growing on a grave under the statue of an angel palest lemon yellow to cream cluster flowered. The plant produces a wealth of blossoms that grow up to 2 inches long. The desert rose a. Desert rose looks.
But the real appeal comes from its showy trumpet shaped flowers that appear in festive shades of pink white purple and red. Like all succulents. Desert rose looks like a bonsai.