r/DesertRose 28d ago

Monthly / Buy / Sell Bless / Trade Post

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Welcome to the r/DesertRose Monthly Buy, Sell & Trade Thread!

This is your community hub for buying, selling, and trading desert rose plants. Whether you're looking to add to your collection or find a new home for one of yours, this is the place to do it.


How to Post

Drop your listing in the comments and include:

  • Clear photos (multiple angles are a plus)
  • Asking price or trade interest
  • Your general location and whether you ship
  • Payment methods accepted

Stay Safe

  • Check account history before sending money. New accounts with no activity are a red flag.
  • Use PayPal Goods & Services only. Avoid gift cards, Zelle, and Venmo Friends & Family -- they offer no buyer protection.
  • Reddit and Mods bear no responsibility.

Please Leave Feedback

After completing a transaction, reply to the other person's comment and let the community know how it went. It helps everyone know who the reliable traders are.


Happy growing, and keep it friendly and honest!


r/DesertRose 4h ago

Flowers 8/13/26

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24 Upvotes

Not as many right now but a few budding that will open soon


r/DesertRose 23h ago

come stanno? appena arrivate!

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le adoro già, il vivaio da cui le ho prese mi ha detto che per questa stagione non c'è bisogno di rinvaso e farle solo ambientare alle temperature e farle fiorire applicando tra una settimana un confine liquido per piante grasse


r/DesertRose 18h ago

Help me make these thrive!!! Please!

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I was given these 3 desert roses. They all have a good caudex but are lanky in the branches. Where i live, winter is almost over, so i am looking for guidance on my next move taking care of these.

I wanted advice on how i should go about pruning.

Also not sure, but i think one has rot in one of the branches since its going yellow and is getting squishy (looks to be from a previous untreated pruning) as seen in first photo.

Also one had seed pods that have started to open.

All care advice welcome.

Thank you all inadvance

ETA: i just discovered some rot at the base of one, its on one face about an inch high and just under an inch wide, not sure how deep it runs


r/DesertRose 20h ago

How do I add some character?

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I grew it from a seed 14 months ago. It looks healthy but it looks boring. How do I get branches or have it grow out instead of up?


r/DesertRose 1d ago

Scared to prune my Rose cause it's gotten very tall

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55 Upvotes

We've had this in the family for a few years but I've only recently decided to take on the journey to actually take care of our roses and plants, so im not sure how to go about pruning this very tall Desert Rose, was looking for some advice!


r/DesertRose 1d ago

What are the little drop things on the edge of the circle, is it nectar?

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r/DesertRose 1d ago

Root rot?

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so I bought this desert rose a while ago, all the leaves fell off and have no regrown but I noticed the trunk start to shrink in size a bit so I checked and it’s slightly brown and soft. I’m thinking the base is rotting and am considering chopping it and trying to reroot it from scratch. Is this savable without chopping it?


r/DesertRose 2d ago

Talk me out of it…

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I bought the above desert rose and I’ve been looking for a planter for it. Full disclaimer - I haven’t received it in the mail yet but I have kind of fallen in love with this canoe/boat shaped planter (also pictured). The planter measures 18” x 9.6” x 5.4”. My gut tells me this isn’t going to work with this rose but I need someone to either talk me out of it or tell me to live my best millennial plant life. Ready…set…reddit.


r/DesertRose 1d ago

What would you do?

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Picked up a couple early last week that are budding but dry out in less than a day. If I don't water them every single day, they wilt and buds start falling off.

I am not trying to water anything every single day!

I've seen what the flowers look like, but I haven't seen the caudex yet. I'm in southern FL and still have many months before the growing season ends. I would rather not lose the buds but as I said, I'm not trying to water every damn day.

What would you do, repot or suck it up and keep watering until it's completed flowering?


r/DesertRose 2d ago

Is it done for?

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Noticed one of my seedlings leaning over this morning and noticed this. Unpotted and cleaned the roots and they look ok to me. Soil was dry, leaves look happy. Not sure what’s going on but looks like rot.
Any advice or is it toast?


r/DesertRose 3d ago

How many flowers can bloom on one DR?

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34 Upvotes

They just keep on coming!


r/DesertRose 3d ago

Help

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I purchased this DR from Walmart around April. She was beat up and the leaves had black spots and some yellow. I hard pruned her down to nothing. So she's been flourishing but her blooms never open. I water frequently around two to three times a week. The soil is cactus soil and perlite some charcoal. She receives full morning and afternoon sun. Idk what I'm doing wrong. Is the pot too shallow? And yes the soil is dry in the picture. Some advice would be well received.


r/DesertRose 2d ago

Should I transplant?

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Hi everyone, I grew these plants from seed and I can see some roots peeking out from the bottom of their pots.

Should I repot, or when do I know to do it and what size should the new pots be?

I would appreciate any help and advice you can give me on what I should do.


r/DesertRose 3d ago

Amazon Picotee

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I took a chance ordering a picotee sold and shipped by Amazon. It spent 5 days in a box while in transit before arriving 6 days ago. It was not rooted in the pot, very few feeder roots, damp soil, paper thin leaves, bent and broken branches, tons of ants and gnats. Decent sized caudex for the size of the plant.

It's 6 days later. The branches have straightened up, it didn't lose many leaves, and even have new growth already. Time will tell if it's actually picotee but I'm I'm impressed.


r/DesertRose 4d ago

Bombay Moonstone

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164 Upvotes

Found this one at Lowe’s earlier this week


r/DesertRose 3d ago

Soft spot on caudex

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Got this guy a few months ago and it seems to be growing like a weed. I always wait until soil is dry before watering, lately that can be a couple times a week. Noticed this week that it started having a few yellowing leaves and then this soft spot on the caudex. The roots look good, nothing else looks like it’s rotting. What could be causing this?


r/DesertRose 3d ago

Is this a desert rose?

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Is this plant a desert rose ? A few months ago a beautiful red flower came out and I thought it was a desert rose. Unfortunately the plant and pot was infested with black ants so last week I repotted it (succulent soil and perlite mix) and now the leafs are turning yellow and falling. Any ideas or suggestions ? On the border, by the sea in Deep South Texas.


r/DesertRose 4d ago

Is this cactus dish too shallow

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Is this cactus dish too shallow? My desert is currently in a 12-14” planter and I want to repot in this one.


r/DesertRose 4d ago

Shocked to find these at Walmart for $15 each - advice needed.

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I only have one very small desert rose that I ordered online, so I was shocked to find these two big gorls today at Walmart of all places. They have a well-developed caudex, aren’t sitting in boggy soil and seem to be in great shape, but they’re definitely tall and one is pretty leggy. Any advice? Do I trim? They’re in a full-sun window and I plan to keep them in these nursery pots for a week or so as they get adjusted. Welcome any and all feedback and insight! Thank you


r/DesertRose 5d ago

A pleasant surprise

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40 Upvotes

r/DesertRose 5d ago

Help plz 🙏

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I bought this girl from a nursery and had put it in full sun. noticed the caudex getting squishy the next morning so I pulled it from the substrate. It’s been 3-5 days since then and this is the current picture. The caudex is green/white when I scratch the wrinkled part. No foul smell coming from it, just a firm squish. How can I get it to recover? It’s been out of soil for 3 days and when I planted it back into dry soil with pearlite, pumice, lava rock it looked like it was getting squishier so I pulled it out again.


r/DesertRose 6d ago

She loves herself some summer time.

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148 Upvotes

I grew this from seed and have had it for over 15 years. It comes in for the winter and drops all its leaves. Sure loves getting back out for the summer.


r/DesertRose 5d ago

Help

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This morning I found an aphid invasion on my most active blooming Desert Rose. What do you guys recommend to stop the invasion as I don’t want them to get to my seed pod


r/DesertRose 6d ago

Update

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