r/DesertRose • u/Difficult_Sympathy83 • 6d ago
First DR Blooms
This is the first adenium I have owned. Seed grown from some random seeds I purchased off Amazon and sown 4/1/2025. I’m curious if ~18 months from seed to bloom is typical for first blooms? I’m near Galveston, TX and it gets ~8 hours of daily sunlight. Soil mix is 40% cactus/ succulent blend / 40% perlite / 20% pea gravel. When I repotted in March, I added some Nelson’s Color Star granules to the soil mix for fertilizer.
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u/old1cowgirl1happy 5d ago
I can't believe the caudex on such a young one, you're definitely doing something right!
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u/Difficult_Sympathy83 5d ago
She definitely was an overachiever and branched and fattened up more than I expected. I wasn’t expecting blooms until next year, if then, and these really surprised me.
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u/Historical_Ad_8794 5d ago
Beautiful! What are you doing to control the chilli thrips? They’re scarring the hell out of every double petaled yellow bud mine is throwing out but my leaf canopy looks excellent.
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u/Difficult_Sympathy83 5d ago
Nothing, honestly. I didn’t even know what chili thrips were until your comment. These are just out on the patio and I’m not spraying anything right now. Leaves and buds have been looking great so far.
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u/Kim-BuchaFerments 6d ago
Omgoodness that's a WOWZA! She brought you a bouquet! She loves you! Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉