cms9323, how old is your plant? How much sunlight does it get? Is it outdoors or indoors? They rely upon heavy sun to successfully bloom, amongst many other factors. Perhaps you could tell us a little about your climate and their feeding and watering schedule?

Tracy

I'm terrible at identification but is this an A.Obesum? If it's not that could maybe be the reason why. Some of the others have to be much older before they bloom.

Cms, your plant looks very healthy and not stretching. Outside of good sunlight, fertilizing, they have a mind of their own. It can be age and many factors. I realize that this is not a comfort, but I find that many of mine from the same seed lot have bloomed, but others still not.

When I look at your plant, it is hard to say, as it looks like what ever you are doing. You do it well.

Rick

I am located in Phoenix and I have it on patio so it may not get a ton of sun but it does get sun. I have to admit that the leaves/plant look the best they have ever been so perhaps my adenium just does not want to bloom :( At least my two other ones have bloomed this summer

Maybe the cold damage set the plant back to a more juvenile stage (like when you cut back a vine) and it's just taking time to get back to the same maturity that it needs to be to flower. What kind of fertilizer do you use?

EDIT: with the sun intensity there, I don't think that lack of sun is the problem, lol.

I'm just east of you. How much sun does it get every day? It may just need more sun!

It could also be the type of fertilizer you use.

cms9323come back!

I have the same problems with some of adeniums which have never bloomed in years, while other are blooming continuous with the same amount of care. I will post my plants later with a new thread

I have to admit that I use Miracle Grow as a fertilizer. But it has worked on my two other adeniums and they have bloomed. This one bloomed before it had frost damage so I am thinking this is the problem.

Did you cut off the damaged pieces? Even if you didn't, you're probably right, it probably shocked the plant into survival mode and not propagation mode.

This seems to be an issue with most growing Adeniums. You may end up with one or a few that just do not bloom readily. Many speak of letting those plants dry back for a period and then giving them one of those bloom booster fertilizers? Those people say it works. I have used the Miracle Grow products (not my first choice) in the formulation 24-8-16.

I prefer using the Dyna Gro Plant Pro & Dyna Gro Protekt ( referred by Laura) and I have such good results with it. Occasionally I give them the 24-8-16, as it has the Boron listed on guaranteed analysis, which I want them to get.

Having typed all of this. If you feed/water them, give strong sunlight and healthy growing median do they do not bloom. Bottom Line for me, "They will do what they like."

Rick

Maybe in the spring when it starts new growth, you can prune it back and see if that helps it to encourage buds, or would that send that plant back in maturity?

I try not to use high nitrogen fertilizers for my succulents, but I could have it all wrong with Adeniums?

If I use fish emulsion (5-1-1) then I'll add the appropriate amount of cactus (2-5-5) or AV liquid that's 8-14-9 but I guess that works out to about the same as yours, just not...wow, 24%? That's a quarter of the fertilizer!

Adeniums by most experts in the field state that higher 'K' (N-P-K) is what they require to bloom well and not the HIgher 'P' that many fertilizer suppliers put out for Bloom Booster.

I do not pretend to be an expert in this field in not means. Trying to become more familiar and with the help of the information that Al has put together. I am making myself more aware. Atleast I hope.

The formula I use mainly 9-3-6 which has the same ratio's (not sure if this is the right word) of 3 - 1 - 2 and the MG 24-8-16.

I add to my 9-3-6 the Protekt which is 0-0-3.

The difficult part with fertilizers is that many of which are stated good to use, are not always available to each of us, I find.

My Pachypodiums and other cactus get 2-7-7.

Many growers state that getting good growth in the first 3yrs. is when to do so with these adeniums. Then they slow down?

Rick

Rick, your comment..."getting good growth in the first 3yrs. is when to do so with these adeniums. Then they slow down". I have heard that before. However, what happens for those of us that live in states or countries that do not have the perfect sunlight and high heat temperatures to get that required growth in the first 3 years? My seedlings grow very much slower than what I see some from Thailand and even those like Jericson and Martin who use those high spectrum grow lights. I'm not ready to plunge into that expense yet. LOL.

I will be curious to see if I ever can grow those monstrous adeniums we see across the ocean. What are your thoughts?

Ladylotus, I am relatively in the same situation as yourself and the best for us is to give them the best conditions we can during our peak growing time. Whether that be 5-6 mths.

M. Dimmitt makes a similar statement about growing hard for the first 3 yrs.

Yours will grow fine for you, we just have to adapt things to what we can offer.

With shorter growing length, we need to start them in spring/summer so that they are a good age going into winter months. I got a grow light set up because my first seedlings, I started in Nov. quite a few years back now and wanted to keep them growing and not go dormant so young.

it will take us longer to get huge plants, but to be honest. In my short time starting these from seed. I believe that these chubby seedlings are assisted to meet their potential using artificial means or a climate which has strong sunlight, but if the seed does not have the genetic make up, it will grow how it is meant to.

Don't be discouraged, you are doing a wonderful job with your trees.

Rick

Sorry to be jumping into the convo kinda late. I am also having trouble getting my plants to bloom. There was a time when buds developed but then they fell off not sure why. I water my plants about once a week depending on the heat and fertilize with every other watering. I've also used Epsom salt. Not sure what else to do. I've also read about letting the plant dry out then I will go into survival mode and flower. It would be nice for my plants to have flowers but as long as they are alive and well I'm happy.

Oh I forgot to mention I'm using miracle grow tomatoe fertilizer, and the regular one. I have two big boxes so I want to finish that before I buy something else.

Mark