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Adenium obesum 'Star Of Top'

 
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Family: Apocynaceae (a-pos-ih-NAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Adenium (a-DEE-nee-um) (Info)
Species: obesum (oh-BEE-sum) (Info)
Cultivar: Star Of Top

2 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Parts of plant are poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Red
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Variegated

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
This plant is resistant to deer

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
From woody stem cuttings

Seed Collecting:
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

By dreistein
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By dreistein
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Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive sboon11 On May 27, 2008, sboon11 from Los Angeles, CA wrote:

This is my first time to grow desert rose from the seeds. I collected the seed from Thailand. I planted the seeds 70 out of one hundreds were successfully grown. I placed the seeds in the portable pot and placed it in the shed until the seeds start to grow up from the ground and place it into the sun. The good time to grown the seed of the year should start it in April.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Los Angeles, California



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