How and When to Plant Desert Rose. Plant desert rose nursery plants in the spring. Choose a potting soil formulated for ...

Like any plant native to the desert, the desert rose adores warm, dry temperatures. It will start to droop as soon as thermometer reading drops below 50 degrees. It does best at temperatures ...

Check for sap-sucking pests on tips of Desert Rose. I had this desert rose plant at my air-conditioner ledge for 18 months. It recently started shedding leaves and some stems have turned brown.

Desert Rose, Sabi star, Kudu, Mock Azalea, ... Indoor plant, bonsai, ... Sophie talks to a viticulturalist who employs beneficial bugs and native plants to combat common pests at an eco-vineyard.

The plant appears to be the Fukien tea tree (Ehretia microphylla). Larger specimens are commonly grown as bonsai. Its small red fruit are often eaten by birds, which disperse the seeds via droppings.

Plant your tree this spring, but don’t be surprised if more flower shoots take a year or two to form. January in the garden. Q. A string bean-like growth appeared on our desert rose.

Desert rose plant's toxic sap stuns Aussies. Last week, Aussies were stunned after a Queensland nursery revealed the desert rose’s toxicity “amid howls of outrage” in a Facebook post.