ADENIUM PLANT DESERT ROSE RARE SPECIES CRISPUM 104 FOR BONSAI RED & WHITE
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RARE SPECIES
ADENIUM CRISPUM
#104
This beautiful, healthy young seedling is in a 5" pot. These have stunning leaves and are beautiful even when they are not in bloom. Very nicely branched youngster. I have most of the caudex buried to they will form a long caudex. You can plant deep or raise it, your choice. Healthy and pest free.
The rare adenium crispum occurs in a band of sandy soil near the coast in southern Somalia. In nature the caudex is subterranean. M...ost of the root system arises from near the top of this caudex in the wild. In cultivation the caudex is usually raised above the soil level.... fortunately the caudex is quite capable of re-rooting from the bottom. Burying the caudex when young can rapidly increase the size.The last photo is of a plant collected from the habitat and planted in a pot. You can see how deep the caudex grew when it had no restrictions from a pot. The branches are thin and rarely exceed a foot tall. The flowers are very beautiful, abundant and distinctive. Most have quilled petals that are whitish with strong red lines extending from the throat to the edges.
A rare treasure to have that is compact in size and has gorgeous blooms. They do not appreciate being too wet and prefer to dry out between watering. The also do not like cold temperatures and should be brought inside when temperatures dip below 50.***You will receive theexact plant that is shown in the pictures*** The last 3 photos are of blooms and an adult plant, to give you an idea of what this plant may look like when it is older, and they are not for sale.***POTS ARE NOTINCLUDED******INSTRUCTIONS ARE INCLUDED ABOUT HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR NEW ADENIUM PLANT*** **USUALLY, NOT ALWAYS, PLANTS ARE SHIPPED WITH SOME SOIL ON THE ROOTS TO KEEP ROOT BALL INTACT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU WANT SOIL REMOVED, YOU MUST REQUEST IT. LARGE PLANTS ARE USUALLY SHIPPED BARE ROOT**
**PLANTS MAY BE SHIPPED WITHOUT LEAVES**** I CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT THEY WON'T DROP LEAVES, BUDS OR BLOOMS FROM BEING SHIPPED. SOMETIMES THEY DO, SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. IT DOES NOT HARM THE PLANT **
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Adeniumsare native to Sahel regions, south of the Sahara from Mauritania & Senegalto Sudan and tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa & Arabia.It is excellent in pots especially for people who kill everything becauseAdeniums live with very little care and can take a good deal of neglect. They will become larger, more interesting and more valuable everyyear with some attention. Most flowering occurs during the spring and fall butflowering can occur any month of the year if it is in a warm, sunny location. Adeniums love warmweather and most will drop their leaves and go dormant during the coolermonths. Adeniums are easily broughtinside and grown as houseplants during the winter months in cold areas and willeven bloom if put near a sunny window or under lights or you can allow them togo dormant.Ifleaves and buds drop due to shipping, don't panic, they often do this and willcome right back. Changes in temperature and conditions can cause leaves todrop. Adeniums like plenty of light, at least 6 hours of full sun, then filteredafternoon sun is how I grow mine in Florida. Use a loose, well draining pottingmix and water when almost dry. Time release or other balanced fertilizer can beapplied in the spring. In winter, cut back on water and do not fertilize whilethey are dormant. Obesums need protection from temperaturesbelow 45 degrees and Arabicums and Thai Soco below 32 degrees. Seedlings(first year) protect below 50. Shipping: WINTERTEMPERATURES MUST BE ABOVE 45 DEGREES FOR OBESUMS AND ABOVE 32 DEGREES FORARABICUMS FOR ME TO SHIP. IN WINTER IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU TRACK THE PACKAGEAND BE THERE TO RECEIVE IT. LEAVING IT SITTING IN THE COLD OR EXTREME HEAT INSUMMER MAY DAMAGE OR KILL THE PLANT. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EXTENDED WEATHERFORECAST PRIOR TO BIDDING TO MAKE SURE IT CAN BE SAFELY SHIPPED.Smalleradeniums will be shipped priority mail, large, tall ones will be shippedstandard to cut down on your shipping costs. Standard takes from 5-7 days. Ifstandard shipping is noted and you would like to upgrade to priority pleasecontact me prior to bidding for prices because priority can be steep on thelarge, heavy, tall plants. UPS is also an option sometimes. I do offer combinedshipping, some may be able to ship for free with the other one but price willdepend on which plants due to sizes and weight variations and often shippingthem together is more than separately due to the larger box size. I cannot guarantee that leaves, buds or blooms will not fall offduring shipping. However, if they do, more should replace them shortly afteryou pot them. I will ship bare root orwith some soil on the roots. They do fine shipped bare root. Please be ready to re-pot your plant when it arrives and donot fertilize right away. Let them rest in their new soil in a shady or semishady location for a couple of weeks. If they dropped leaves during shipping, wait for new leaves to emerge before feeding and water only when the soil isdry. You can give them some Liquinox Vitamin B, Super Thrive and or Fox FarmsKangaroots in their water to give them a boost.
Payment: All payments are due within 24 hours of purchase.Ifyou have any questions, or need more photos, please feel free to contact me. ***************Thank you for looking and good luck if youdecide to bid****************
