I would agree with what you've been hearing from everyone else.

Having bought from the store you mention and many, many other vendors, my advice is that you'll get some of the best prices and selection of the year at the vendors' stalls this weekend at:

CSSA Annual Show & Sale
Huntington Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
10:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Fri July 1 (plant sales only)
Sat & Sun July 2, 3 (show + continued sale).

I hear that Intercity Show & Sale may be a larger show, but that this national CSSA Show & Sale has the largest assemblage of cactus and succulent plants for sale in North America and possibly the world.

But for all that, it's very manageable. You can easily scout all the stalls and look for those selling the kind of Adenium you're looking for.

Huntington Botanical Gardens is awesome! I didnt know they were having a show. Ill have to try to make it this weekend.
Thanks for your help! :)

Then on a day when it's NOT a regional or national Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale... THEN you can go scout the lovely plants at California Cactus Center, and you'll be armed with knowledge of prices from other vendors, so you don't overpay.

I will be there on Sat. and probably Sun. I love the show, and yes they will have the largest variety of plants for sale. Most are grown on the premises. Bill Hagbloom has the plant that you are looking for. I will be at the Huntingtons Table. There will be many other vendors also Norma

Thank you all so much for your help! Ill be there saturday! :) Cant wait!

Since I will most likely be coming home with my very first Adenium are their any special tips anyone can give me for caring for it? Ive been reading up on them and older forum posts about them so I have a good idea of their care but any tips would be very helpful.
Thanks! :)

Caveat: I've killed a lot of adeniums in L.A., Zone 10a, 90032. Most of the club members I know still manage to kill adeniums on a regular basis, but we still go back for more. I am getting better -- some of mine are surviving.

To distill all the advice I have read: plant them in a fast-draining mix (like most of our succulents). Don't transplant them when dormant or at the very end of the summer growing season -- better to do so in the spring or early summer.

When it's cold (and especially when they have dropped their leaves in a show of dormancy), don't water very often. Winter rains can kill them if they're dormant, so if they are leafless, you might want to put them under eaves or on a covered porch (or indoors). In other words, when it's cold, they say to treat Adenium almost like a touchy cactus.

But when it's warm (and they're in full leaf), they say to treat them like a tropical plant... water them and feed them generously. Check out papers by Mark Dimmitt, an important grower, hybridizer and curator of adeniums. That's his advice from his experience around Tucson.

In Florida or in greenhouses, they perform differently, perhaps because of the humidity. I have heard many growers from such climates say that Adenium obesum often grows year-round for them.

Thank you for the advice amanzed. I really dont want to kill my new plant. I have heard they are a little more touchy than some others so Im trying to be careful and learn all i can before I get one.
Its going to be outside on a west facing porch. I hope it does well. Wish me luck on my first Adenium! :)

I think it's great to learn as much as you can... Additionally, in So Cal, my advice is to buy 2 of them to increase your odds, and don't get too attached to either one. They're not that hard to keep alive in the spring and summer... it's winter that takes its dreadful toll.

The plant sale was so much fun!
I got so many nice plants and everyone was so nice and helpful. I got the most beautiful Adenium as well as some other great succulents.
Any advice on the care of any of them would be great. I'm not sure what some of them are.
Enjoy the pictures :)

Here is a link that might be useful: New Plants

Congrats! Looks like a nice haul. That is a beautiful adenium.

Lucky! :D I've been wanting a desert rose myself for a while (I blame that on puglvr1). I keep checking Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and a couple nurseries but no luck yet.

Oh, you can get a pretty decent deal on them on eBay... or direct, web, mail-order from Arid Lands, who sells many adenium, as does Living Stones nursery. It's true... it's probably a bit cheaper buying at big box stores, but not by that much. Or Miles2Go. Or Out of Africa. All of these are first-rate retailers and growers.

Of course, starter plants (the size I buy) are a lot smaller than the plants in puglvr1's photos. But that's true of plants at big-box stores, too.

My 2 cents worth - on the rare trips I make to the L.A area I always try to go the CCC. The plants may be a bit pricey but they are definitely high quality and there is a great selection. However, what really attracts me is the pots!!! I have never been unhappy with anything I have bought there. If any of you anticipate being anywhere near Pasadena I do recommend checking this place out.

Plus if you talk to Molly and you're buying more than one plant, you can often get a little bit of a discount.