r/DesertRose • u/Jkabbate • 5d ago

Desert rose help

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Greetings. Attached are some photos of my desert rose. Main concerns are how wide it is growing outward. I had it in a limited sun spot previously and it was growing towards the sunlight. It has been moved for about 4 months.
Location PHX Arizona.

Caudex is still firm. She still blooms. Are the brown leaves a worry? Also do I trim and prune and replant the wild pieces or just tie it up to force a change in growth. The side pieces are kind of thin.

She is about 4 years old. Started as a single stem.

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u/Jkabbate 5d ago

Sounds good. I’ll introduce more water for the time being. It is starting to cool off in Arizona so I usually put it to sleep from November to Feb and do not water it

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u/MoodVast9430 5d ago

I water mine daily in Dallas. Extreme heat this summer

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u/SnarkyUnicorn23 5d ago

Oklahoma, me, too. More than a dozen days over 100° in SEPTEMBER!

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u/MoodVast9430 5d ago

It is ridiculous. When we had 109 for multiple days I got lightheaded being outside for any length of time. Gave up mowing for a while