Description
| Botanical name | Adenium obesum / Adenium arabicum | |||||
| Common name | Adenium / Desert Rose | |||||
| Family | Apocynaceae | |||||
| About | It is an evergreen or drought-deciduous succulent shrub with pachycaul (plants with a disproportionately thick trunk for their height, and few branches) stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex. Leaves spirally arranged at the tip of the branches. The plant is deciduous in cooler winters, but it can be kept in leaf provided there is sufficient warmth and light water. | |||||
| Category | House plant | |||||
| Plant type | Perennial, Succulent, Flowering plant | |||||
| Origin | Native to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara, tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia. | |||||
| Potting medium | Use potting medium for succulent GrowpoT–S enrich in organic matter & mineral. Select a pot of optimum size minimise rot & other fungal disease. Too small pot will restrict the growth & a big pot will induce rot & other fungal disease. | |||||
| Light | Perform best in a well-lit location such as a window with eastern light exposure. | |||||
| Irrigation | Regular watering during summer. Don’t saturate the medium with water. Watch the dryness of the medium before irrigating. In winter reduce the irrigation but plant must be kept hydrated.
For tap water, preserve the water 24 hrs to minimise the presence of salts, chlorine, fluoride etc. |
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| Fertigation | Particulars | Dose | Schedule | Mode | ||
| Summer | winter | |||||
| bIOCHAMP | 10 gm / 8” pot | 90 Days | NIL | Soil application | ||
| Micro nutrient | gROWMIN – L | 2 ml / litre | 90 Days | NIL | Foliar spray | |
| Pest control | Growneem | 3 ml / litre | 30 Days | 30 Days | Foliar spray | |
| Toxicity | Toxic to pets & human. | |||||
| Toxic chemical | Cardiac glycosides | |||||
| Symptom | Vomiting, diarrhoea, anorexia, depression, irregular heartbeat, death | |||||
| Handling | The sap of this plant is poisonous, must not come in contact with children, wash hand immediately if anyone get in contact while handling the plant. | |||||
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Standard Pot – Plastic pot (Click here to see)
· Pot size – 4 inch to 6 inch
· Plant Size – 6 inch to 24 inch (The size may vary based on the availability of the plant/s)
Potting Medium – Coco-peat/ Soil (as and where applicable).
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