Desert Rose Plant

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Adenium, this ornamental plant which is still to be excellent. Many hobbyists falling hearts and roses see figure Adenium enchanting wilderness designation. Its beauty can be seen from the colorful flowers, there are red, pink, and white. Motif or pattern also varied, such as strips or patches adorn the crown of flowers make it looks more attractive.

Not surprisingly, dubbed the queen of thousand flowers. Bulging hump and sturdy stems make Adenium like bonsai making it suitable for a special gift. Prestige increasingly uphill because there is the belief of this plant can bring prosperity and good luck to the owner. This article will guide hobbyists to know the various types of adenium hybrid. Tips for maintaining and lend revealed briefly, but easy to understand. The goal for this desert rose more performs excellent. Not only a beautiful decoration in the house, this charming Adenium also an ornamental garden.

adenium bonsai

 

Desert rose spread the charm

 

If asked, ornamental plants what is still favored hobbies? The answer, Adenium. Indeed this plant stature exotic African origin and more attractive. Various types of hybrid from Thailand and Taiwan continue to emerge. Flower color dazzle with beautiful motifs, such as strips, patches, or spots. Another attraction, interest Apocynaceae family is constantly blooming so liven home page.

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Not only admired the beauty of the figure and flowers, chuanchom - designations desert rose in Thailand is believed to bring good luck and livelihoods plants. In China and Taiwan, Adenium gets the title fook hoi hwa which means flower luck. By maintaining Adenium at home will provide encouragement, motivation, happiness, and good luck.

 

Flower color

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The main attraction at the flower Adenium dazzling. Forms of artistic interest like a trumpet with 5 pieces of the crown. There is also depicting flowers like stars. Flower size varies, there were crowned large (diameter 8-10cm) and there is a small (2cm diameter). Flower colors also vary, ranging from white, pink, red, and purple.

 

Floral

Desert rose is a popular name Adenium is admired for the beautiful flower pattern. Decorated flower crown splash strips, patches, or spots so the more decorative flowers such as orchids. Naturally, when the prestige of this charming Adenium growing up in the world of ornamental plants.

Hump shape

Not only the beautiful flowers, tubers and roots were bulging quite interesting. Large hump shape and sturdiness can be shaped like a bonsai that appear more alluring. Enlarged root form naturally like animals, household appliances, and so on.

Leaf shape

Adenium leaves also become its own charm. Leaf shape varies, there are lanceolate with rounded edges and some are small elongated with pointed end. Leaf size range from small, medium to wide. Leaf surface slippery until fluffy. Leaf color also varies, dark green, light green, green red, even yellow striped green (variegate). The presence of desert rose variegates change the appearance of the park is "colored" even without flowers.

 

The nature and characteristics of the plant

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Despite living in hot and dry areas, Adenium easily adapt to its environment. In maintenance, desert rose this includes not difficult as long as properly maintained.

Location

Adenium requires a suitable environment in order to grow optimally. Ideally, this succulent family grown in the altitude of 700m above sea level. In the highlands (1000m above sea level) slow-growing plant, thin stems, and flowering lazy.

Sunlight

Adenium grow well planted in the open and gets enough sunlight. Needs sun take a minimum of 7-9 hours / day. Sunlight is useful for the growth of stems and branches of larger, making sturdy roots and bulging, and bring flowers.

adenium bonsai

Climate

This plant is easy to adapt to its environment, ranging from the tropics to the sub-tropical and hot weather. However, damp location should not be selected because it can cause the plant grows slowly, often exposed root or stem rot.

Air circulation

Good air circulation make excellent growing conditions for desert rose. Backyard or patio is an ideal place to take care of him. However, to avoid a blustery and got the pouring rain. Adenium will be damaged and lazy flowering when receiving the pouring rain.

Water

as the hot plant, Adenium actually do not require intensive watering. However, these plants still need water in an amount sufficient for the growth of roots, branches, leaves, and flowers. Too much water actually causes the infected plant root or stem rot. The dose and frequency of administration of water adjusted to the local environmental conditions.

Media

Adenium like a dry environment for roots to use water efficiently. Therefore, Adenium not like wet soil. The location should have good drainage, so that the media plays an important role in its growth. Porous media makes this adenium thrive because the roots are free to break through the pores. When the adenium grown in plastic pots, media materials husk fuel, coco peat, sand, zeolite, and humus.