Gorgeous! I have a thirty year old desert rose that is almost never without blooms. I guess the secret is the terrible neglect I'm guilty of inflicting on it. I haven't re-potted it in 15 years.

CaptTurbo, I grew mine from seed 15 years ago, and I've ony repotted it twice -- the last time was 3 years ago because the pot broke. I just let it grow up out of the pot. I love the roots.

Beautiful! One of these days I'm going to buy one!

Dirty, mine was a gift from my brother when I bought my first (and only) home. Though twice as old as yours, I think the root-balls are similar. You have a very beautiful specimen and have inspired me to shop for a slightly larger pot for mine. They are treasures that seem to live forever with almost no care. All I have done for mine is to drag it indoors on the rare occasion of frost or freezes here in SW Florida.

Thanks for the tips. I don't know what size pot it's in now which is kinda why I have dragged my feet about re-potting. When a plant hangs in there with you for decades it deserves some love and respect so I will take some measurements and get moving on it.

beautiful

Very nice caudex! (It's all about the caudex, LOL).

Carol

Thanks. Yes, it's all about the caudex, but I grew one once from a cutting and let the roots just push themselves out of the pot and it was beautiful too. I do like the swollen caudex, though.

Are you guys talkin' dirty? lol!!! ;)