you can check this one

http://www.exoticplantbooks.com/detail/?product_id=104

I am new also, Your tree looks healthy. I started by reading a web page with lots of pics, http://www.siamadenium.com/articles.html#.Vuj08OIrLIV

Then moved on to vids on Utube. Then read everything I could on past posts here. I know that Demmit has a book on Adeniums and also a learning site. http://adenium.tucsoncactus.org/index.html

Thanks Marcia, as much as I hate to admit it, my little one has been ignored and watered. LOL!! Its been about a year and I think it grown more than a foot taller. The blooms are amazing! It's nice to know that there are others who enjoy these plants as much as I do. I'll send a more recent photo soon.

Ok you water it how often? Where are you located and or what zone. We all have different requirements for our trees to where we live and how much sun they get.

Can you show the caudex? It looks compact did you prune it to make it more full?

Hello, Laurie-

If it's cultural information you seek, before I would go out any buy ANY books, etc, I would read all of the older posting on THIS forum, and especially pay attention to threads that discuss cultural information. Most likely any books that you'll buy will have outdated information, especially when it comes to recommending and choosing Adenium cultivars, and you could be certain that these plants-from-the-past, have been superseded by better performing varieties. (The sad fact is that you will have trouble finding any, one, specific variety). This forum is a "living" textbook, of sorts. Every few days, new chapters are being written by those who actually grow Adenium. You'll read about the triumphs and failures of forum members, you'll learn about the latest growing mediums, growing methods, fertilizers, rooting/grafting/propagating of plants....any and all Adenium related topics are discussed here, also.

You say that you'd like to learn more about Adeniums. Your PC will bring you far more specific, and more current, information than any book(s). Also, there are plenty of Youtube videos to watch through.

Good luck with you plants, and have a happy growing experience.

Frank

Laurie, what Frank states here is very true. There is so much on this forum of Gardenweb/Houzz that you could read and help make your introduction to Adeniums much easier.

Dr. Mark Dimmitt along w two others put out a book and it is very informative and is definitely worth picking up when you like.

It is called Adenium: Sculptural Elegance, Floral Extravagance.

You can find it on many sites, www.lithops.com and sometimes eBay or as Jericson has directed you to his site. Better price there I think.

Rick

Mark Dimmitt is kind of the premier expert on adeniums. I haven't read his book, but it would probably have everything you might want to know about growing adeniums.

That being said, you can find enough information on this site and through internet searches to get by. Growing them isn't particularly difficult if you follow a few guidelines. Rot and frost are about the only things that will kill an adenium.

Also, you might want to repot that adenium, or at least check its roots. Adeniums are notorious for breaking pots, even ceramic ones, when they get root bound.

Adenium's are usually put in pot about 3" from the caudex. Have you checked the roots to see if they are root bound or could be raised? Several of us bonsai them and also use shorter pots.

Could we see a side or back view to get a better idea of the shape and the caudex?

Marcia, thank you for the info! I haven't un-potted it yet. I love the look of the bonsai and the shorter pots. I plan on trying that with some of the babies I hopefully get after planting seeds I purchased. I will have to take better pics to get an closeup of the caudex. I took one today because after looking at the the above picture, the plant has really really grown. From about a foot tall to about 3 feet now, all in about 16 months. Let me see if I can post the pic from today

Yikes! Is that the same plant that's shown in the 1st photo? Great.....looks like you learned a few cultural tricks along the way. The plant looks very nice, indeed. Keep up the good work.

Frank

I can see the shape thanks. You can put this one in a bonsai pot also. After it is done blooming. It will give you and us a chance to look at the roots then. If it was mine (don't I wish) I would probably prune it for more branching and more flowers. Though it has a lot of nice blooms now.

Did you say where you are from or your zone?

Thanks Marcia! Such kinds words that I'm afraid I don't deserve. LOL. I give it water and LOTS of sunshine since I live in Southwest Florida. This little guy likes to bloom forever!! Months!! I was thinking I'd like to prune it back a lot. Can I re-pot the parts I trim off?

I will have to look for the Garden Centers around here and thanks for the name of the person who lives here. I will contact her. I'm glad to hear that the "parts" will grow. This should be fun! I did purchase some seeds from a man down here. He was selling them on eBay. I hope they germinate! Thanks for your help!

South Florida....has a perfect climate for growing Adeniums - (with some precautions)....Adeniums don't like cold/damp soil and weather....but that may never be your problem in SW FL.

Get yourself a packet of good seeds, and start growing your own plants...you will get many different colors/styles/shapes of blossoms, quickly, cheaply, and they are easy to germinate and grow. Seeds will most likely NOT produce plants exactly like the parent plants, but you will get some very good flowers from a batch of hybrid seeds.

If you want larger plants, Home Depot, Lowe's, local garden centers, etc. Grafted, named-variety, plants are expensive and can be difficult to find. Many special varieties will have to be imported- which can be a real, PITA.

Also try:

"Top Tropicals"/Ft Myers, for grafted varieties

"Living Sculptures Sanctuary" near Fort Lauderdale,

"Wild Bill's Botanicals"/West Palm Beach,

"Durham Botanicals",

"Living Stones Nursery/Tucson, AZ/Lithops.net

Adenium Rose/Miami,FL

Plumeria Hut/Lithia, FL

Happy hunting.

Frank

Thanks Frank! I won't be doing much just now as far as buying, I have a bunch of loose ends to finish up this summer and of course vacation. I hope to plant some seeds and see how that works out! Should be fun! Excited!!

Dr. Mark Dimmitt along with two others put out a book and it is very informative and is definitely worth picking up when you like.

i read their books in دانلود کتاب (translate to Persian - my language)