Hi Melissa67 - Desert (sp.) Rose is not a true rose (ie Rosa species) but an Adenium. There is a specialist Adenium Forum here on GW and I am sure someone over there will be able to help you further. Here is a link that might be useful: Adenium aka Desert Rose

Thank you Laura! It was just that I belong to another forum (not a Gweb one BTW) that can be a bit prickly at times. Posts can be easily taken out of context and trouble can kick off at the slightest thing. I'm no fan of that at all and try to avoid confrontation at all costs, hence my follow up post. We do seem to all get along well on here which is great for all concerned, nothing is worse than ill feeling, even between folks that do not know each other personally. :) Dragonstone...Harry Potter, yes! There is actually a hybrid called that, have seen it for sale on the internet... Gill from the UK. Here is a link that might be useful: Harry Potter adenium

Radovan, I'd pot them up ASAP..Any bare-root plant out of soil/water may eventually harm roots, pot up in proper soil..Give a hearty drink..I'd add 1/4 strength fertiizer, but please make sure it's well-diluted. If you use Superhtrive, add a few drops per gallon of water. You can mix fertilizer and ST in the same container. Last year, I got bare root variegated Adenium and 2 Thai Crown of thorns..So far so good. I've since got 4 more COT's (on their way now)..bought at BuriedTreasure.com via Ebay. Precious, what type of soil is Jungle Mix? Is it rich? Where is KO? Do they have a website? I'm interested in succuelents, always looking for a new nursery.. Preceious, you say Adeniums love water? Really? Do you mean, watering heavy when dry or keeping soil moist at all times? Because they're succulents, I water well but let dry until soil is very dry, and little fertilizer during growing season..Do you know something I don't? LOL..Are your Adeniums grown outdoors year round or inside during winter then out in summer? Because I'm in Il, plants are set out weather permitting..which equals approximately 6? months, some plants 7 months..from Nov-Apr/May, plants are inside..Once temps dip in the 40's at night, plants come in..during spring, plants go out when temps reach 60+.. Do you guys keep Desert Rose/Adeniums in direct sun in summer? One more thing..Precious, you said you transplant Adenium every two years? What is the largest pot your Adenium is in? I thought they liked being rootbound.. Thanks, Toni

Hi, Gillian - Welcome to the forum. Your white pots are so cute and look so nice there. I hate tossing cute pots. You can probaby get away with using them for a thin leaf haworthia, like fasciata. Just use 50/50 mix and water weekly very sparingly, like a capful. You have to really know your succulents and what you're doing to get away with using these pots. The leaf tips will tell you if they need more water. Or you can place a liner with drainage holes inside. Just remove to water and allow to drain thoroughly so there is no standing water. Great advice up there ...You have improved conditions greatly by repotting to a 50/50 cactus soil / perlite mix and changing to free draining pots. Both jade and adenium are succulents that hold lots of water. Depending on where you are, neither should be watered more than once weekly during hot weather (perhaps twice weekly for the adenium), much less frequently during cooler temps. Please let us know where you are so we can help with this. If you edit your profile, you can add your location next to your zone and it'll show up on all your posts. Lighting requirements for these two plants are different. The jade will do best in bright filtered or indirect (or cooler morning) sunlight. The adenium needs and loves direct bright sunlight. If they aren't receiving the required sunlight, move them towards those conditions slowly over a 10-day period. As mentioned, the jade will bounce back. The adenium, however, needs attention. Is it grown from seed or is this a cutting? Please remove it from the soil. The yellowing leaves are an indicator that it's been overly dry or (more likely) overly wet. It will absolutely be fine out of the pot. Tap off / rinse off any soil. Allow to dry and take a good closeup, back & front. Once you've posted that here, we can help you with next steps. Please add your very valuable hands on observations, i.e., are there any black, brown or soft spots? Is there any give or sponginess to the caudex? Are there any mushy roots? Otherwise, we're just guessing & that's not helpful. Looking forward to seeing everything resolved for you & your babies! - Maria Elena