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May 19, 2014 9:27 AM CST
Name: Melissa E. Keyes
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Zone 11+
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Hi, Ron, sorry for the slow reply, I am almost never online on weekends.

OK, Adeniums occasionally set pods without human intervention. There are butterflies called Skippers that pollinate, and sometimes tiny bugs (thrips or ants) get in there and wander around carrying pollen. I have one plant that sets its' own pods all the time, and others that have done so but not regularly at all.

Your pod could be a cross with the plants' neighbor, or with itself. Are the blooms on both plants different? You'll be able to see the difference once you get blooms. Feed and gently water well, and perhaps get blooms by late summer! Be careful to not over water, and rain counts!

Have fun when you can,

Melissa

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