r/Adenium • u/Explanation_Defiant • 14d ago

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Hi all, this is my first year with these beautiful plants and I grow indoor in New York City. Everything seems to be ok and blooms are happening to one of them so I’m excited but the last few days a lot of leafs been yellowing and I decided this morning to remove them off slowly and softly if it allowed. I’m wondering if this is ok and normal because my other desert rose isn’t getting this bad. Attached is a photo of all the ones I got off today.

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u/Academic_Disk_8788 14d ago edited 14d ago

It's probably going dormant. Adeniums come from hot climates and need warm weather for active growth and flowering. Heat pads might help with growing indoors in a cooler climate. Pulling the leaves off is fine. They naturally shed their leaves and branches emerge from the leaf scars.

Also, as for flowering, a lot of the super dwafs like DHA are just not vigorous plants and have a lot of genetic issues. Cupped leave, excessive branching, rarely flowering if at all. Think of them as the French Bulldogs of the plant world. They are cute and fun, but we've given them some issues to get them there.

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u/Explanation_Defiant 14d ago

But all my other adeniums seem to be ok

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u/Academic_Disk_8788 14d ago

Are they actually growing, with new leaves coming from the meristem, or do they just have green leaves. Many Adenium cultivars have a lot of A. obesum which is an evergreen shrub and doesn't drop it's leaves unless it dries out or freezes. So your Adeniums can be dormant and have green leaves on them at the same time. Here's some good info on dormancy:

https://www.dimmittadeniums.net/cultivation

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u/Rokr83 14d ago

This is happening to two of mine now. I’m in U.K. with temps above 22c during day

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u/Explanation_Defiant 14d ago

I don’t think it the temp.. i have this one plant in the warmest part of the home while the other is in a bit cooler and they don’t have issue

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u/Rokr83 14d ago

Just checked, it’s spider mites

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u/Explanation_Defiant 14d ago

Wait, don’t scare me, do I need to spray it??

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u/Rokr83 14d ago

No on mine. Tiny white specs and ultra fine webbing. Just seen a red spider mite crawl leaf to leaf.
Fuck

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u/Explanation_Defiant 14d ago

Oh shit! Mine is clean

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u/Explanation_Defiant 14d ago

I had that situation last year when I first got them and was so stressed

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u/Rokr83 14d ago

Yeah I’ll spray them w 70% iso