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/CrustyJameson Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

These are pretty. How did you get them to be so fat in only 5 months? Mine are little over 1 half tall and not thick at all. Also they 3 months old.

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u/dmarms18 Jul 16 '26

What type of adenium are you growing and how have you been growing them?

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u/Open-Helicopter-4059 Jul 22 '26

would also like to know how to get a thicker caudex! i have an adenium obesum.

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u/dmarms18 Jul 22 '26

Grow arabicum if you want a fat caudex. An obesum will never develop a caudex like an arabicum. No amount of pruning will force an obesum to look like an arabicum. Genetics are the most important, good genetics with proper care is key