Adenium obesum

The desert rose is a swollen-stemmed succulent shrub of the African Sahel, East Africa and southern Arabia. It needs full sun, heat and a xeric watering regime, and it drops its leaves and rests in the cool dry season; cold, wet roots are what kill it in cultivation.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

An arid and semi-arid plant of dry savanna, bushland and rocky ground, from Senegal to Sudan, East Africa, Socotra and southern Arabia.

Records run from sea level to about 1700 m, with a median of about 500 m.

SenegalMauritaniaMaliBurkina FasoNigerNigeriaChadCameroonSudanSouth SudanEthiopiaSomaliaKenyaUgandaTanzaniaYemen

🔒 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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