Detailed Desert Rose care: How to prevent stem rot and tips for heavy flowering

A comprehensive guide on how to care for Desert roses or Adenium . From tips on watering, fertilizer and most importantly how to prevent the dreaded stem rot that they are susceptible too.
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[@helenesolomon]

Greetings from NJ USA where a Desert Rose will not do so well even in my west window. You are a treasure!

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Aww thank you ☺️

[@Suadade1983]

So are you. 🤗

[@Lilithliin]

I’d never thought of them as the cockroach of plants 😂 They are truly lovely.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

🤣🤣 in the right conditions they are

[@Katoriah-m2y]

So true I have 5 for over 20 years and they are still going 😊

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Wow amazing

[@anissanicholas5467]

She's gorgeous!!! Definitely a future plant baby😊

[@mljy3968]

So pretty! Desert roses are so underrated in my opinion!

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

I totally agree!

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for Sharing your Desert Roses lovely plants lovely collections happy planting ♥♥😎😎🇹🇹🇹🇹

[@Kgy1371]

The color, the petals, everything about the plant is beautiful. I feel like in the US, people in the south west portion of the country (New Mexico, Arizona) could enjoy this plant.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Exactly! Arid parts of the USA will be perfect for them especially during the summers .

[@jessicacarter5606]

Hello from Florida usa totally agree my dessert rose has been with me for about 20 yrs originally she was a piece I took from a huge plant before knowing what she was 😂 she's gorgeous thanks for sharing

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Omg 20 years ?? I wish I could see a picture. Amazing! Thanks for watching

[@gypsylee333]

Oh dang I didn't know they handled heat so well! Now I'm convinced, I live in the desert and my cactus even got burned this summer lol

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

What? You have the perfect conditions for them ! Get severallllll

[@gypsylee333]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad haha I think I might 😁 probably start with one tho

[@singamajigy]

Gorgeous!

[@sbaroke]

They are really easy to grow from seed, it's great fun to watch them grow. Takes just a few days for them to germinate, so perfect for impatient people like me, lol.

[@Suadade1983]

17:43 yes. Edited to say- yes! You are making sense. We’re tracking over her in the good ole’ US of A. 😉 🤗 Loved this one!!! These plants are so lovely and really rewarding in the right climate.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you ☺️ and yes in the right climate they are absolutely gorgeous

[@TarasTankFriends]

I have never seen or heard of this plant before, so this was super interesting! Lots of great info on it. Since it likes so much direct sun, I'm guessing it may not do well for me, at least not bloom. But I really enjoyed learning about this plant, thank you! 😊🌸

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🤗🤗

[@vixistixi]

Your desert roses are beautiful!!!!!! I have one the size of a kiwi, it hasn’t flowered yet but I love it so much! Thank you for the info & tips, hopefully I’ll keep it alive here in 🇬🇧 xxxxx

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you too for watch oh dear but the UK , that’s gonna be a toughy babes

[@vixistixi]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad send me some of your sunny vibes please 🙏🏻 xxxx

[@ruthdennisKnits]

Think I may buy a desert rose next spring. Thanks for sharing this 🌱🌿 Houston, TX plant mom

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Yes ! It gets mighty hot in Texas I’ve heard so these will do great there ! Perfect for the next growing season ! Thanks for watching

[@sbaroke]

They do need plenty of fertilizer, I agree. Mine bloom beautifully, despite having to endure a temperate climate. I have them outside in full sun from May/June through to October. I hardly ever repot them, but when I do, it's very exciting - the most interesting growth happens below the soil, and on re-potting a nice new chunk of gnarly caudex gets exposed, giving the plant soooo much character.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Spoken like a true desert rose expert! I would love to see you collection

[@sbaroke]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad It's not all that impressive, I'm afraid... I only have three reliably flowering plants grown from seed, and another 25 still very small ones also grown from seed.

[@Suadade1983]

@@sbarokerespect- I’d love to try growing from seed

[@sbaroke]

@@Suadade1983 Do it! It's very easy. Soak the seeds, which look like long grains of rice in a husk, in lukewarm water for at least 3 hours (or overnight). That speeds up the process. Then place them horizontally in moist, water-retaining soil (normal potting soil will do). The seeds need to be just covered, don't press them into the soil too deeply). Keep them in a warm place around 25 degrees C (around 80F). They will germinate within 2-10 days, and already look like mini desert roses :)

[@Suadade1983]

@@sbaroke wow! Thank you for the detailed response!

[@grannyplants1764]

Hi Ebuka, I love the color of the flowers of yours, mine is a plain red. I’ve had it at least 25 years, and I’ve finally realized its growth rhythm. I live in east central NJ/USA. During the winter it is indoors in an east window, and seems rather dormant with a few leaves and no growth. I then put it outdoors in semi shade, it wakes up and flowers all summer from the new growth. I’m debating whether to prune some of the longer stems…the trunk is nice and fat. It is not grafted, many on the market are, There is a yellow flowered one that has pink edges,absolutely gorgeous… saw it on Logee’s website a couple years ago. Enjoyed this video a lot! 🤗🌸🌱

[@fefeamos9123]

I’m loving all the information ❤🌸🌺

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thanks dear

[@alicepierson3767]

Ooooo if only I lived in a warmer climate!!!! I must admit I am a caudex girlie but only tentatively so. My dioscorea elephantipes seedlings are very slowly caudexing! Before I was inspired to buy real caudex plant seeds, I've had this Amaryllis bulb that I've grown so big it looks like a caudex, and the silly little ficus with a stubby gnarled trunk that also looks like a caudex, which I saved from stem rot. I just moved to a new place with more than 2 windows (finally!) so I might even grow some ponytail palms, from seed of course. (There are several things wrong with me, and growing my houseplants from seed does not cure all my ills but helps with most).

[@alicepierson3767]

CAUDICIFORM!!! That's the word I was thinking of. They're such fun plants, and IG models want to be them soooooo bad. ✨️It girls✨️ all of them, if you ask me.

[@soberplantguy]

Wow that's gorgeous 🤩

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@lisabrightly]

I want one!

[@leokingjesuovie]

Ebuka u are you!! Amazing ✌️

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

💚💚

[@ahealingplace7350]

Beautiful content ❤

[@ravensmith3327]

❤❤😊

[@MaggieArmenta672]

Hi Ebuka how does this plant gets chunky trunk? I have 3 plants that I grew them from seeds, they’re like half foot tall, but I just wonder how to make it chunkier 😊 thanks for this video 🦋

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Hi Maggie . I have no idea how the caudex or trunk aspect of this plant works . Lol I have been told it gets a fatter trunk as it matures, and there are ways you can manipulate and prune to achieve that, I don’t know much about that , I just grow mine for it’s flowers and leaves, chunky trunk or not ☺️

[@moomoon1410]

Yes please clip the mic. Please can you do chapters? Thank you for sharing with us.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

@@moomoon1410 i literally have no idea how the chapter thing works . I tried but couldn’t figure it out 😭

[@moomoon1410]

@@TheMillennialPlantDad there should be some tutorials? I am sure you will figure it out. ❣️❣️.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

@@moomoon1410 I shall try

[@Planty-Mandy]

I still don’t have one of these! I need it! Tell me, if you prune it can you propagate the cuttings?

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Technically you can propagate from cuttings but I’ve had zero luck doing so . The cutting always always rot. Propagating from seed has the better success rate I’ve been told

[@tamimargolin1559]

Ooh ! Now I want one ! #plantaddict 😂

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

🤭

[@xoxolaineyoxox]

I love mine! Can’t get her to bloom though 😫

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Sun and fertilizer should do the trick

[@princesslunakusuma8322]

your voice ,please fix it, it's humming 😂

[@ericab936]

Heaven forbid about that climate change thing🙏🏾

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Amen !!

[@Puddlesmolly]

Climate warming 😴

[@jessicaince343]

Hi , thank you for such valuable information on the desert 🏜 I have one just like yours , it had and infection and I trimed and treated it and I also use the cinnamon and it's blooming beautifully. I really enjoy all your videos. Thank you again.

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

Thank you so much for finding this useful and informative

[@1shot1killrory11]

Thank for the information love you 😘

[@lynnmartin1548]

😂🪴I must grow this plant if it will be the only one to survive The Zombie Apocalypse.😜

[@TheMillennialPlantDad]

🤣🤣🤣 the heat wave apocalypse you mean !

[@Suadade1983]

Please, can we just have zombies?? 😂