SucculentApocynaceae
Adenium obesum
Desert Roseوردة الصحراء
- Height
- 1–6 m
- Spread
- 1–2 m
- Spacing
- 2 m
WILS item code WILS-P-000008
Plant
- Type
- Succulent
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Native to
- Benin, Burkina, Burundi and 22 more
- Form
- Upright, Irregular
- Growth rate
- Slow (2 of 5)
- Lifespan
- Short (1 of 5)
- Foliage
- Semi-evergreen to deciduous
- Flowers
- Deep pink, White, Red
- Flowering
- Apr–Aug
- Roots
- Shallow and fibrous
Site
- Sun
- Full sun (5 of 5)
- Water use
- Low to moderate (2 to 3 of 5)
- Drought tolerance
- High (4 of 5)
- Cold tolerance
- Down to 0 °C (3 of 5)
- Salt tolerance
- Medium (3 of 5)
- Wind tolerance
- Medium to high (3 to 4 of 5)
Use
- Good for
- Feature plant, Indoors, Containers, Dry and rock gardens, Bonsai and topiary
- Upkeep
- Moderate (3 of 5)
- Pruning
- Little or none
- Toxic parts
- Sap
- Thorns
- No
A longer line means more of that trait. A lighter part shows where sources differ.
Where it grows
Adenium obesum is native in 25 areas and introduced in 1 more. Native to Benin, Burkina, Burundi and 22 more.
Drawings and CAD
- CAD drawing - Top & ElevationDXFNot available
