General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: Up to 4 feet or more
Plant Spread: 2 to 3 feet or more
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Deciduous
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
Red
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Caudex
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects: Moths
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Other: Sap highly poisonous; all parts have toxic qualities
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 25-35 degrees
Days to germinate: 4-14 days
Depth to plant seed: 1-2mm
Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Pollinators: Other: Can be hand pollinated
Wasps
Moths and Butterflies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Preferred depth: shallow terra-cotta pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Endangered
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Critically Endangered
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Common names
  • Desert Rose
  • Adenium
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Adenium obesum subsp. swazicum
  • Synonym: Adenium swazicum

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Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: My garden
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 8/27/2022
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Photo by chhari55
Location: My garden 
Date: 2023-07-03
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-08-09
Location: Parchur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date: 2018-02-04
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-09
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-09
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-27
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2020-03-21
It is coming out of dormancy nicely
Photo by chhari55
Photo by chhari55
Photo by chhari55
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-09
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-27
Location: Pretoria
Date: April
credit: JMK
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2019-09-07
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Swazicum by Rainbow Mar 7, 2016 3:48 PM 0

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