Small plant with thick curved stem and green leaves in a dark green pot

Adenium obesum Desert Rose Live Plant - Pack of 3 Plants

Size: Roughly 16" plant & pot total height

Species: Adenium obesum

$49.99

  • Sold in a pack of 3 plants and price includes the shipping charges for these plants. If you order other products, they will require separate shipping. 

The Desert Rose, also known as 'Adenium obesum'is best loved for its long-lasting, vibrant blooms that appear twice a year, once in early spring and again in late summer or early fall, with each blooming period lasting up to two months. Despite not being a true rose, this striking succulent steals the spotlight with its vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers and sculptural, bonsai-like form.

Native to Southwestern Africa, this succulent is a deciduous plant with a smaller caudex than Adenium arabicum, which is most frequently used as a desert rose bonsai plant.

It has long, narrow, and pointed leaves that grows in clusters at the tips of the branches.

The leaves are typically bright green, waxy with reddish edges, and shiny on both the upper and lower sides, distinguishing them from the arabicum (desert rose). 

It can grow up to 9 feet tall and 5 feet wide, making it a true showstopper among other succulent plants.

The blooms of the low-maintenance desert rose plant are trumpet-shaped, bright pink, red, and white flowers that appear in spring and summer, have a sweet fragrance, and can last for several weeks.

This desert rose can be pruned to produce a compact canopy of leaves and flowers. There's no way to go wrong growing these gorgeous succulents as long as they're kept at the proper temperature!  

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