Adenium obesum

Adenium obesum likes full sun and is very heat tolerant. In the ground it can grow anywhere from 6-12 feet tall, it produces very attractive flowers and it is a popular plant among cacti and succulent collectors for it’s unusual trunk.

It has many spectacular hybrids. The leaves are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture, 5–15 cm long and 1–8 cm broad. The flowers are tubular, with the outer portion 4–6 cm diameter with five petals.Care : excellent drainage is a must. Adeniums do not like both over-watering or drying-out. There is a little ‘secret’ how to create a weird shape of base: just lift the plant a bit every time you re-pot the plant, so the upper parts of roots will be a little exposed. The plant will form more roots that will go down.