Adenium dhofarense

A caudiciform desert rose from the Dhofar mountains of southern Oman, often treated as a form of Adenium obesum. It grows in the monsoon-fed (khareef) belt, so unlike most Adenium it sees cool, misty, humid summers and a dry, sunny winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from the Dhofar escarpment and jebel at roughly 800–950 m, where the summer khareef brings fog and drizzle and the rest of the year is dry and sunny. Plants grow on rocky slopes and limestone outcrops.

Climate sites at 800–950 m on the Dhofar mountains.

Oman

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.