How to grow rosy adenium

Sunny Garden - 14 June 2020

Soil

Rapid drainage.
Soil mix with coarse grit, perlite, sand and gravel.
In tropical area, we can use the mixtures of 40% rice husk ash (large grains), 20-30% coconut powder, 10% Tribat (processed cow dung), 10% peanut shells and 10% of fresh rice husk.
Fertilize soil every 2 months.

Planting Adenium Seeds

Put seeds into warm water from 6-8 hours and remove floating ones.
Put seeds in horizontal position and cover by a very think soil.
Gently water and keep enough humidity.
Should 1-2 seeds per a plastic pot.
After 1 month, move seedlings to a bigger pot.

Planting Adenium Seedlings

From 1 - 6 months:

Water 15-20 days/time for plants by the mixtures of 10-15grams NPK 20-20-15 + TE or NPK 16-12-8 + TE with 10-15 litres of water.
Periodically (7-10 days) spray a 3-20-20 fertilizer that contains 3% nitrogen, 20% phosphorus and 20% potassium encourages roots to grow strong and healthy.

From 6 months to 1 year:

Water 20-30 days/time for plants by the mixtures of 20-30grams NPK 20-20-15 + TE or NPK 16-12-8 + TE.
Periodically (7-8 days) spray Fertilizer with more Phosphorus(NPK 15-30-15) to stimulate and enhance bud development and set, seed formation and blooming.

Above 1 year with stable flowers:

Use 20-30 grams NPK 20-20-15 + TE hoặc NPK 16-12-8 + TE for plants(20-30 days/time).
Combine with fertilizer that helps maintaining flowers and boosting new bud, flowers.

Best conditions to grow adenium

Full sunlight and a temperature of 21-26 Celsius degrees
Should be repotted every year or two. The new pot should be 2.5 to 5 centimeters larger than the previous one.
In winter, the pot should be moved indoor.
It is very important not to keep the soil soggy.
Good drainage is essential. A good mix is 1 to 2 parts pumice or perlite to 1 part potting mix (humus).
Some plants branch naturally at a small size, others try to become trees. You can induce branching simply by cutting off the top of a stem at any height. The best time is early summer when new growth will be vigorous.

Rosy Adenium Adenium seeds

Adenium Problems

Adeniums, if grown well, are remarkably free of problems (unlike a plants like, say, Hybrid Hibiscus). Many of the commonest problems can be prevented by proper culture in the first place. The commone

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