Sharing latest ADENIUM blooms ... Enjoy.
Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
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Pics of the latest blooms after the hurricane...
Comments (14)Hello Everyone, Dave, We must have been posting at the same time because i missed your post. That Miami Rose will be a challenge, but im up for it!!! Im glad we didnt keep those dates anyway, since the weather didnt work out!!! Lets try for this fall when we are going to get things ready for the winter. I would love to try sometime in Sept. But things are so crazy now, im thinking Oct will be the best time. Ill email you later when it will b good for you!! Thanks Dave!!! So glad you and K has a good vac. and you are all back home and safe. At least now you have a few more cuttings to start. Sorry to hear about the HB and the Divine. I know that really hurts!! Just like how you aquired your Divine... Things happen!!! It could have been worse. So we are all thankful!!! Welcome back!!! Hey James, Is your gardener still with you? LOL!!! (I mean employeed?) Oh my...epecially on the Taj Mahal!!! I think that he/she needs some bumper pads around their body!!! I know you have a huge garden to work with, but it is still frustrating to see a break on any tree. Im sorry for your losses!!! Another cutting to be rooted. At least this will be a prized cutting. I love my Taj Mahal!! Thank you for the kind compliments on the palms. I do love those big guys. I always wanted my yard to look like i was somewhere in the tropics or CA or FLA. They were fun to plant years ago. Now they pretty much take cae of themselves. I just do a little maintance on them feed them and they love the attention!!! Peg, all of your PLumies look happy tucked inside from the hurricane!!! Glad to hear that you didnt have much damage either. At least you all had power!!! Any word from Teresa? Neysa, Thank you for thr kind words.. The Adeniums (Desert Roses) are very unique indeed!!! They do have their own personality. I find that they are easy to take care of. Full sun during the summer and i treat them somewhat like the Plumies during the winter. Limiting the water intske. But the Plumies receive less water then the DR's during the winter. I feed them in the summer just like the Plumeria and i water themm more often as well. (summertime) Especially since they are in the "AL's Gritty Mix" This mix is a very fast draining mix. The DR's love it too! Welcome to the forum!!! Take care everyone!!! Laura in VB...See MoreThe latest blooms...
Comments (9)WOW!!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! So gorgeous. Okay my favorites are (so many!!) - Soutine - so intense!!! - Sandra - come on - this one is soooooo beautiful! - Nostalgie - I love it when this rose is posted - it is such a beautiful rose. - Montreal - Candy Stripe - that's a sport of Pink Peace, isn't it?? - Attrakta is my fav. So unique, sculpted and artistic. So... out of the roses, I've favored - which one is your favorite (why) and which one has your favorite scent? Wow!!! Carol...See MoreAdenium Bloom Perfection
Comments (15)I still have that plant. It had a big bud on it that fell off during some rainy weather, so it hasn't bloomed this year. It's been warm and dry, so hopefully it will bloom again soon. It appears to be affected by 'little leaf disease' so I've been keeping it away from my other plants. As far as seeing all of my adeniums, I don't think you know what you are asking......See Moredesert rose - adenium blooming season
Comments (12)@Sultry, I do nothing when it rains... ok, maybe I will smile a bit more than normal as I don't have to water as much. The main thing with adeniums is that they need fast draining soil with some organic material in it. As I water the plants, I watch the water run down immediately. If the water pools on top of the soil for even ...lets say.... 5 seconds or more, then you do not have soil draining fast enough. I have watched my plants get rained on daily for a week plus with no ill effects. Pls also note that now all my plants are in clay pots. This also allows faster drying A wise adenium grower (Mark Dimmitt PhD) said to treat adeniums as a tomato plant when in growth, and i do. That means plenty of water and fertilizer when growing. I placed 1 TBS of slow release fertilizer in each pot for the season and then I use water soluble stuff every couple of weeks. When the plants approach dormancy due to cold ... then you need to cutback watering and watch the temps. Wet adeniums and cold weather are a bad combination and it will cause a lot of rot problems. My adeniums wintered in my garage after they completely dried and had minimal to no water for 3 months. Still out of 45 plants 6 rotted. If I had left them outside all winter they would have all died during one of the several freezes we had. The soil mix I custom make has some coconut coir, pine bark fines, perlite and some coarse sand, if all these items are available in my shed. If not then I make adjustments to get the necessary drainage level that these plants require. I may test a pot with the new mix to make sure water runs through it and adjust the blend until it does by adding more perlite and pine bark. You can also use the snowball test to see if mix is light enough. That means take a handful of the mix and try to make a snowball with it, the snowball should fall apart as soon as you separate your hands. If it stays together it is way too dense and needs more perlite or bark....See Morecharles kraft (SoCal 9B)
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