I will go into more details in the dormancy section later, but during the growing season, water your desert rose abundantly.Īlso, keep in mind that watering frequency heavily depends on the type of potting mix you are using, and your growing conditions (temperature, light, etc.). The best advice I have received for this plant, and it has helped me tremendously, is to treat this plant like a tropical plant during the growing season (spring and summer) and like a succulent in the fall and winter. TEMPERATUREĪdeniums love warmth and heat, and temperatures of 70☏ (21☌) to 100☏ (38°) are required for good growth. Place your plant in full shade at first for a few days, and then gradually increase the amount of direct sun little by little, until your plant has been hardened off and is placed in full sun. Just be careful if you are moving your plant from indoors to outdoors and gradually acclimate it to higher light otherwise it will burn. Poor light will result in reduced to no flowering, as well and spindlier, weaker growth.Īdeniums will benefit from spending time outdoors during warm weather. Place your desert rose in front of your sunniest window that you have (such as an unobstructed southern window if you are in the northern hemisphere).Įastern facing windows with morning sun, and Western facing windows with afternoon sun will also work, although flowering may be reduced. If you don’t have any particularly sunny windows or a good grow light, this is probably not the plant for you. DESERT ROSE DYING? HERE ARE SOME TIPS TO HELP 1. My Adenium in the basement under a grow light before I moved the plant to my new greenhouse.
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