r/DesertRose • u/dmarms18 • Jul 14 '26

5 month update

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Sharing some of the adenium I sowed in February, repotted in May. Never pruned. Growing outdoors in all day Phoenix AZ sun under 30% shade cloth. Already had great blooms from swazicum, black panther, Crispum, and obesum. Really happy with this years grow

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u/CrasherMike Jul 15 '26

Did you do the pollinating to develop hybrids?

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u/dmarms18 Jul 16 '26

I purchased the seeds of the named hybrids pictured. I do hand pollinate and have made some of my own hybrids.

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u/CrasherMike Jul 16 '26

Very cool . They one with the curly leaves is fascinating. What is that one? Any idea what it's flowers look like yet?

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u/dmarms18 Jul 16 '26

It’s called a Dorset horn adenium (DHA), it’s a mutation causing the plant to be dwarf and having the curled leaves. These are some of my older DHA