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Nov 27, 2021 10:24 AM CST
Central Florida (Zone 10a)
Adeniums Bookworm Cactus and Succulents Composter Master Gardener: Florida Orchids
@zivbbb. It is almost impossible to tell without flowers.The flowers of A. crispum and its hybrids are quite distinctive. Some A.crispum do have leaves like your plant (without the more common wavy/crisped leaf edges). The caudex of wild grown (collected) crispum are usually subterranean with a turnip shaped caudex that has feeder roots growing from the top of the caudex. Grown in pots the caudex does form above the ground level and the roots are quite large. Your plant looks as though it has been lifted to show the thick roots. A. crispum is a small scrambling shrub rarely more than a foot tall in the wild and is extremely slow growing but will flower while still small.
I notice that you have wire trained around the stems. Is this for adjusting its shape or for support of an otherwise floppy plant?
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