Desert Rose Plant
Desert rose has become a popular ornamental garden plant in united states department of agriculture zones 10 to 11.
Desert rose plant. In the philippines due to its resemblance to the related genus plumeria and the fact that it was introduced to the philippines from bangkok thailand the plant is also called as bangkok kalachuchi. Adenium obesum is also known as the desert rose. A tropical evergreen succulent shrub from the dogbane family the desert rose is a popular garden or indoor plant with striking 2 3 inches wide tubular pink or reddish flowers. Thick exposed roots give the plant a distinct look.
The rest of us in cooler zones will have to resort to growing adenium indoors giving the plant a vacation in the summer on the patio or deck. A desert rose isnt your typical succulent and it isnt a thorny rose bush. While many plants in the succulent family mainly feature spiky green leaves the desert rose overflows with bright pink or white single double or triple trumpet shaped flowers under proper growing conditions. The desert rose adenium obesum is a slow growing plant gaining less than 12 inches per year that boasts a thick succulent stem and deep pink flowers.