One of our Gulf Hills Garden Club members has a small collection of Adenium Obesum also known as the Desert Rose.
One of them is starting to bloom and the flowers are just beautiful. These plants are a great succulent that thrives in hot sun and little water.
This plant require a minimum temperature of about 50°F, so it even has to be brought in during the winter here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. But the little bit of extra trouble during the colder months here seems to be worth it for this members Desert Roses
During the summer months it stays outside and requires minimum attention and has flowers off and on all summer. This one gets a bit of a hose down every so often and it and the others in the group seem to just thrive.
Needing a well drained soil mix they do have a bit of a problem with root rot, so be careful about having good drainage for your desert roses.
The Adenium Obesum has a latex like sap that may bother some people and the sap is toxic, so be careful handling it if you get one.
There are a vast many different types available. They come in reds, pinks, white, rarely yellow, and sometimes a mixture of two different colors.
A wonderful addition to any deep Southern Garden!
For more information about the Adenium Obesum/Desert Rose check out this PDF from the University of Florida,Miami Dade. This two page file has a lot of very good general information about growing and maintaining this plant.
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