Adenium Seed or Plants I Have
Mark Dimmitt Basic Website: http://adenium.tucsoncactus.org/
Mark Dimmitt - Adenium Culture: Producing Large Specimens Quickly: http://adenium.tucsoncactus.org/lar…
Mark Dimmitt - Winter Dormancy & Watering: http://adenium.tucsoncactus.org/dor…
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Tropica Nursery - Propagating Adeniums: http://www.tropicanursery.com/adeni…
Tropica Nursery - Pests, Diseases & Mineral Deficiencies in Adeniums: http://www.tropicanursery.com/adeni…
Step by Step Hybridizing of Adeniums by Lap Huynh: http://www.flowerpictures.net/adeni…
Hand Pollination of Adenium on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgl…
Genetics of Breeding for ‘Blue’ Adeniums: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!m…
5 inch tall obesum seedling, 1.5 inches wide, after one summer of growth. Short tap root was cut to encourage feeder roots. Four branches, I will cut the two tallest to encourage more branching. If I slice off the bottom at a slight angle, seal with super glue, it will form more side feeder roots suitable for a flat bonsai pot.
A month after cutting off the roots we now see new roots growing. The little seedling (not cutting) had withered even with the cut sealed with super glue. I upped the watering and it fattened back up. Now I have repotted it with a larger disc beneath to keep spreading the roots outwards. There was a section with no roots to which I applied more rooting hormone.
The cut was then sealed with super glue instead of being allowed to dry slowly. Being a small plant my thought was that it would dry out and wither too much, causing it to die.
A seedling sown the autumn before is taken in late spring (May 9th, 2017) and the roots are cut off with a sterile knife.
Update on the adenium obseum 'Scorpio' that had a branch damaged in shipping. I had to cut out the branch as rot had spread down into the root stock, then seal it with super glue. Nearly two months later the plant is doing great! No withering and leafing out well. In time I'll graft additional pieces of the scion into or around the scar to help fill it back in.
A 'seedling' adenium obesum grafted back in March shown here in May growing well. The graft and scion stem have thickened and put out leaves. This one is the double pink and purple flower 'Violet Angel' with it's striped throat and petals edged with an overlay of dusky purple. It has now been repotted to a 3 inch pot.
Adenium Center order freshly arrived. Includes 'Cool Blues', Triple Star Pacific, Triple Indigo, and Triple Super Star. They also sent free obesum seed. Isolated and put into quarantine separate from the rest of my collection for observation for a few months.
Adenium obesum seedlings, these being a raft of 5 plants, all spliced and wrapped together after sealing with super glue. Later these will all throw random flowers which I can keep or I can remove the branches and graft whatever flower I want.
Adenium obesum seedlings after over wintering have been sliced and spliced together using super glue. Wrapped with plastic wrap, it supports the bond because super glue by itself is brittle and may crack as the plants loose or gain moisture, or grow, over the weeks. Then the plastic wrap or grafting tape may be removed.
A rotted grafted branch aggressively removed in an attempt to save the other half of the graft with a second branch. The wound was sealed with super glue to prevent withering. If it dried with sulfur powder and lost moisture, the under cut branch was not likely to survive. Shown here more than a week after cutting and sealing.
Adenium obesum 'Violet Angel' scion grafted using the super glue method onto a Brazilian arabicum seedling root stock. The seedling and the scion were both grown last year and grafted in the spring so they had time to harden off and no longer tender.
In this case I also am wrapping it with plastic wrap (or you may use grafting tape but I like the self sticking quality of sterile food wrap better.) This can then be domed, bagged and set in the shade in hot weather or put on a heat mat if in cooler temperatures. No rubber bands to mess with when your seedling is this small.
Adenium obseum seedling graft which I have made the lower cut line up in size carefully with the piece of the scion. While pressing down, super glue into place and blow on to set the seal to hold it in place in seconds. This method has long been used with cacti and other succulents.
Grafted Adenium obesum from Orient Adenium freshly unpacked. They came via Priority Mail Express in only a few days with phytosanitary certificate. They are Quartest, Scorpio, Violet Angel, Joy Rich, and Magic Elf. Arrived March 14th, 2017. The caudex on each measure 1.5 to 2 inches wide, roots about 3.5 inches wide, and plants overall height about 13 inches. These are then kept separated from the rest of my collection for a number of months to quarantine and observe for signs of virus or other issues.
Just for giggles and cuteness factor. 'I wanna be a bonsai when I grow up..." A tiny baby adenium seedling transplanted to a mame bonsai pot while under going root training.
A trio of 'Chanka Jung' double yellow-pink hybrid adenium obesum seedlings. These have been sliced and firmly pressed together, then super glued to attempt a graft. Tap roots also trimmed and sealed. All of this is done sterile but I have tugged them back out of their pots to check for rot and to take these photos. The flowers may be similar or quite different and can be regrafted or used as a root stock later.
Two adenium obesum 'Snow White' seedlings sliced and super glued together to attempt a graft. With nearly a 100 of this variety I've grown from cheap seed off of Ebay, I figured I would experiment and not worry if I lose a few. In the long run pairs and trios also mean fewer pots.
Second branch on my grafted 'Star of Top' variegated adenium I acquired last September, 2016. Shown here February 2017 with red flower buds and new leaves. Larger leaves were retained from last autumn. I hope it will show more variegation later.
Grafted 'Star of Top' variegated adenium obesum showing flower buds in February. This will be it's first flowering for me.
More lateral shoots on adenium obesum seedlings, these from Rinoa. Going to be some heavy branching on these this year. I am very happy about it. I have more than 400 seedlings I started last August.
Usually over 6 months adenium seedlings grow a lot but these were started right before I had to bring them in for the winter. Then I apparently did not water them enough. Now they are fat and growing fast, putting out many lateral shoots without my having pinched their terminal shoots.
Mr KO adenium obesum seedlings started August 2016, shown here March 1st 2017. There are /10/ growing tips that could become branches on this 3 inch tall seedling after over wintering it very dry.
Adenium Obessum hybrid seedling coming right along. Germinated back in August, by December they indicate the need for more watering while indoors. I have been very cautious with water, not desiring roots to rot.
Seedlings over wintering on steel plant stands under T5 lights and augmented by a several hours of sunlight through south facing windows. Top dressing helps to keep them from drying out rapidly, warmer, and keeps soil mix from washing out if top watered (I mostly bottom water).
Adenium arabicum and obesum seedlings in flats, 2 weeks old or less. Seedlings freshly transferred at top right remain covered until the seedlings are erect and have shed their seed covers. When one month old I'll transplant them again for better spacing.
200 adenium obesum seeds on second day of germination after soaking. Once the tap roots are showing well after a few days, I'll weed out any that are mushy and transfer the rest to a domed flat to grow on.
200 adenium obesum seeds freshly arrived from Thailand with phytosanity inspection certificate. These are double white and double pink/yellow hybrids I intend to experiment with for grafting, wiring, etc and later sell.
KO adenium obesum seeds for this year's 2016 Community Grow Out! Seeds arrived on August 19th and are shown here sprouting on August 22nd. They were then transferred to a flat to grow on outside in the shade, covered.
While I would have preferred a slightly shallower pot, this will do and gives it a little room to grow. Star of Top is in a cacti mix heavy on perlite and top dressed with gravel. I'll hold off on doing any training until next spring and keep it isolated to observe for virus or other issues for a number of months.
Adenium obesum 'Star of Top' variegated grafted plant from Thailand. Shown here with phytosanitary inspection certificate for customs import. Arrived firm with good buds and a nice clean graft.
Seeds shown in baggies being opened to reveal germination after about 48 hours. Seeds were transferred to a flat. Any that were mushy were discarded. Of the Rinoa seeds, less than 40% germinated, but of the KO seeds nearly 100% germinated.
Seeds germinated with the 'paper towel' method. Seeds were soaked for 10 minutes in a 10% bleach solution to sterilize them of fungus or bacteria, then were soaked 4 hours in distilled water. Each group was then sealed into labeled baggies for two days and kept at roughly 85 degrees.
Here are some of the KO adenium obesum seedlings. Here you can see some of my variegated hybrid seed mixes threw 'ablino' seedlings. They will die for lack of chlorophyll.
KO's adenium arabicum 'Brazilian' seedlings all germinated and are growing nicely.
Adenium obessum and arabicum seeds from KO in Taiwan. They include Ebay 06, 52, and 67, Star of Top, Border Gem, Super Yellow Leaf, and arabicum 'Brazilian'. 150 seeds in total.
First shipment of adenium obesum seeds from Rinoa in Taiwan. They are a double red and white with black edges, a triple purple, and a triple yellow with small red tips. Hybrid seed is highly variable so we'll see if I can get any nice surprises from them.
Adenium arabicum - I ordered 30 seeds of these to grow for grafting root stock, also from Adenium KO. Go check out his Ebay auctions.
Adenium ' Kiseki' - another Rinoa hybrid I have ordered seed for and wow, I would love to obtain a grafted plant of this one! Probably throw red picote mostly but I am hopeful of black edges on some. Don't really care of they are singles or multi-layered.
Adenium hybrid 'Chanka Jang' that I have seed coming from - selfed hybrids are liable to throw just about anything for seedlings. But I'm hoping for some nice multi-layered pinks, yellows, and blends.
Another 'Rinoa' hybrid, this adenium is Indigo Diva. I have ordered seed and hope for purples of various layering but it may well throw pinks a well.
Adenium 'Tropical Love' a hybrid by Rinoa (Orient Adenium) that I have ordered seed of - hopefully this hybrid will throw some nice single, double, or triple yellows, oranges, reds or combinations.
Adenium 'Snowwhite' is a hybrid I have lots of seed coming from - there is no telling what the alba gene is hiding for colors that may pop up in the seed.
Adenium KO variegated 'Super Yellow' turned out that none of the seedlings were variegated but they make for good root stock material.
Adenium hybrid by KO, I think this one is also unnamed? Stunning dark purple around a fiery throat. Almost looks black. Striking single layered flower that I have seed coming.
Adenium 'Star of Top' - I have both seeds as well as a grafted plant coming of this beautiful hybrid. Only a fairly small percentage will come out variegated from seed but I'd love to try making my own variegated hybrid crosses.
Another KO hybrid, this one is an interesting pin-wheel picote in red and white! Again I have seeds on order so we'll see what comes of it in time.
Now in training to start bending the branches more out and down. This will take time. Pieces on the sides twist to tighten the cords in increments slowly. I may also cut the branches back more later but not at this time. Easier to bend them while they are a little longer, then trim shorter if I desire.
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