Desert rose is a beautiful succulent to add to your houseplant collection. A sun-loving succulent, desert rose (Adenium obesum) is known for its striking blooms in white, pink, red, and purple hues.

Adrian Ling The two long structures growing on your desert rose (Adenium obesum) are its fruit. Cover the fruit with a bag to catch the seeds when the fruit matures and splits open.

A: Desert rose, Adenium obesum, is a heat- and sun-loving African succulent with pink, crimson, white or variegated trumpet-shaped flowers and prominently veined glossy foliage with downy undersides.

How to Care for a Desert Rose Indoors Sunlight It's important to try to mimic the desert climate to grow a desert rose. Six hours of bright, direct sunlight per day is ideal for healthy growth.

A desert rose that does not get enough sunlight will flower less, develop lanky growth, turn yellow and die. PHOTO: JAN HA Follow topic: Plants Published Jul 15, 2022, 04:30 PM ...

Adenium obesium, as they're commonly known, are actually more related to Alamandas, Oleanders and Frangipanis. * Habit: They grow to about 2 metres high, and love hot, tropical climates.