Saturday, 16 October 2010

Desert Rose



Common name: Desert Rose, Adenium

This shrub/treelet has survived house-shifting and quite a few days of non-watering, these last four years.  And it has the most blooms this year.

Flower belongs to the same family as Frangipani.  It can also be grown as a bonsai.   A native of East Africa.

Botanical name: Adenium obesum    Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)

4 comments:

  1. looks fantastic amma, cant believe there are so many flowers blooming on the plant.

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  2. Yes, I suppose it has anything to do with the 'wondergro' that you left behind? I religiously use it every 3 weeks or so.

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