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Desert Rose, Adenium obesum
The Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) is native from eastern Africa to southern Arabia. It is a perennial succulent that can grow to five feet tall. Older plants have large caudexes. It prefers warmer temperatures and is drought tolerant. The pale pink to deep red flowers bloom for 2-4 months or may be everblooming. It is a great houseplant and specimen for bonsai. Caution should be used around children and pets because this plant contains poisonous sap.
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Desert Rose, Adenium obesum
The Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) is native from eastern Africa to southern Arabia. It is a perennial succulent that can grow to five feet tall. Older plants have large caudexes. It prefers warmer temperatures and is drought tolerant. The pale pink to deep red flowers bloom for 2-4 months or may be everblooming. It is a great houseplant and specimen for bonsai. Caution should be used around children and pets because this plant contains poisonous sap.
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Join our Flickr Plant Project.
If you've taken a picture of this plant (either at the Museum of Life and Science's Magic Wings Butterfly House or anywhere else in the world), please provide a link to it in the comments below (and be sure to tag your photo "flickr plant project").