Gardening Magazine

Rose of the Desert

By Stephanie

Tadaa... here are my two heroes of the week. Placed side by side, their pretty blooms stayed on the stems for days :-D
Hot and humid weather brought out the best of Adenium obesum (Desert Rose). Since the species is native to the deserts of southern and eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, the plant likes the heat a lot :-)
Rose of the Desert
Not much leaves on the shrub and j ust the ordinary single-petaled types -- yellow and variegated pink. ..
Rose of the Desert
But lots of blooms for the past week!

Rose of the Desert


I have only two big-and-old shrubs and a few small ones. They are such carefree plants and it is pity that I don't have enough space to grow more of them. Do you grow any?
Meanwhile, my red Gloxinia speciosa seems to have past its prime. I have pruned it the soil level. Here is last of the three blooms...

Rose of the Desert

And I took some time to refresh one of the terrariums that are in the house. I replaced one wilting pine-like succulent with a Sansevieria trifasciata (Snake Plant or Mother-In-Law's Tongue) plant in the open one.

Rose of the Desert

The closed one with ferns growing inside is doing really well, so no need to replace any plant. Just that the plants are really growing and their lifespan could come to an end soon.

Rose of the Desert

Rose of the Desert

This blog post is a place where I share the plants I grow in my garden and my gardening projects. Please comment and thank you for stopping by. Happy gardening :-)


Back to Featured Articles on Logo Paperblog

Magazines