Adenium obesum
' Desert Rose '
[ Apocynaceae ]
[ Africa ]
Plant 8-10cm : 10.4 €
4 Plants 8-10cm : 29.9 €
Plant 15cm : 15.6 €
Habitat
zone 10b = Winter minimum temperature 2C to 4C (35F to 40F) Deserts or Arid Areas Seaside Limestone Hillsides Rocky Hillsides Savanna Grassland
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Resitant to salty sea air Drought-Tolerant
Cultivation
Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth
Pruning
Repotting
2 gravel + 1 soil + 1 humus
Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Sunny
Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer
Regularly but with spacing
No pruning
Repot every year if possible
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Plant was grown in house in west window for 5 years.where it flowered but did get insect infestation by spring each year. Now has grown and flowered outside for 2 years in 6 inch clay pot next to rock wall that absorbs sun's heat and next to a pool of water. Zone 7-8 (climate is changing) high desert. Protected from frost. Lows do get to 20 degrees but do not last entire day. 30 inches tall. Growing in cacti mix. Watered when it rains in Tucson, Arizona USA. Full sun. USA[El Paso, Texas] A visitor 2009-08-15
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zone 10b = Winter minimum temperature 2C to 4C (35F to 40F) 
