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Apr 10, 2024 12:05 PM CST
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Sarasota florida
My 4 triple purple desert roses have been blooming beautiful blooms for 3 years. This year all the blooms have turned to light pink and white. What would cause this? Please help
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Apr 10, 2024 10:57 PM CST
California Central Valley (Zone 8b)
Region: California
Maybe @GigiAdeniumPlumeria can help
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Apr 11, 2024 5:45 AM CST
Name: Gigi AdeniumPlumeria
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@Kimbridgeman Welcome! to NGA. Do you have a photo of before and after?

The majority of the grafted desert roses blooms are not stable. Winter early spring, their bloom could change dramatically but it will revert back to its normal color summer to end of the year. Here's an example of the color change:
Desert Biscuit:
1/04/2022
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6/22/2022


9/27/2023:


11/07/2023:
©by Gigi Adenium Plumeria "Gardening is my favorite pastime. I grow whatever plant that catches my attention. I also enjoy hand pollinating desert roses.”
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Apr 12, 2024 1:46 AM CST
Name: Ylis
Northern Sweden (Zone 4a)
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4 separate plants changing colour the same way makes me wonder if there's something in the soil conditions. Are they fertilized the same way as before?

My seed grown triple that has been blooming for 3 years has had a lot of colour shifts as well ranging from predominantly white with pink patterns to solid hot pink and various versions in between.
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Apr 13, 2024 6:27 AM CST
Name: Gigi AdeniumPlumeria
Florida (Zone 9b)
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In the case of @Kimbridgeman that could be a possibility, especially if this is the first time he has seen this change of color of his 4 desert roses. Hope he stops by again to let us know if that could be a possibility.

I'm guessing too it could be temperature related if all 4 purple exhibit the same shift in color. Like I would notice my two King Purple shift color at the same time:

3/26/2022:

4/20/2022:


9/25/2022:


In either case (fertilizer or temperature) the change in color is normally temporary and he could see all four bloom purple again once we start the late spring or summer.
©by Gigi Adenium Plumeria "Gardening is my favorite pastime. I grow whatever plant that catches my attention. I also enjoy hand pollinating desert roses.”
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