Very nice! I like the caudex! Do you have a picture of what the flower is Going to look like?

Alma, this is from the AdeniumRose Co. site.

Rick, it says, " Desert rose plant Adenium plant flowering size succulent 3 yr grafted." Must be the rootstock is 3 years old. Wonder if I'll get any blooms next year since the grafts are so new.

Not Phartuma/Phantuma, but I like it.

Tyler

Tyler, that is very pretty! The sz of these flowers are huge in comparison to the plants at times. I hope it blooms for you this spring! Can't wait to see the bloom.

I think it's spelt Phatuma Pink??

Don't know if that will help you any more in your quest or not :-)

Hope you manage to find one, however it's spelt :-)

Gill

Nice plant!

I think that will be the 4th version of the spelling, Gill. This one might be the one that cracks the code! I'm tracking down all leads.

Thanks!

Tyler

Lol yeah, I gotta say this about adeniumrose's supplier---they do the most horrendous grafting jobs I've seen in commercially-sold adeniums. Don't worry though. It will look better after a few years. My problem with these grotesquely disproportionate graft points is that they tend to collect water in the nooks and crannies. So keep an eye on that for a while when it gets rained on.

I've lost two large plants this way and shortly after summer, too, which is odd.

Great looking specimen, though!

Pagan

CRAP! Something else to watch out for now! Thanks for the heads up, Pagan.

Tyler

This plant as well as one other I received a couple of weeks later were both shipped bare root and stripped. What few leaf remnants seen in the picture above dropped off within a day or so. I've potted them both up in gritty mix in 8" terra cotta azalea pots. Our weather has seldom dropped below 68*F overnight. Usually warmer than that during the daytime. They are both outside under a patio umbrella so minimal direct sunlight. Neither have any new leaves emerging or beginning to. I gave them a drink after they were potted up, but hesitate to give any more until I see foliage emerging. The caudex on one is still very firm. The other is a bit rubbery feeling, I assume from lack of hydration. This morning I drizzled about a half cup of water around each pot trying to get the substrate only and avoid contact with the roots as much as possible given I can't see where the roots are underneath. No water directly on the caudex. I don't know if they are still in shock and making the adjustment or maybe have entered dormancy...?

I've read some forum members say that they give "a sip" occasionally during dormancy.

What is the definition of "a sip"? I'm thinking the amount probably depends on climate, substrate and pot size. I'm just hoping for some general guidelines to keep them alive and not rotted over the winter. Also, when giving said sip, is this done only on the substrate or trying to actually have some water pass over the roots?

Thanks,

Tyler

Tyler, these are my four that I got in mid September, as I'm sure you have seen. I watered them thoroughly then and even now, I give them a good cup to 1 1/2 cups about every 10 days. I still have no growth on them either? On one the branches have yellowed some. My others I give them less water, for the soil holds more moisture, but I too would like to know just how much water? I'm actually afraid to water them.