Adenium “Desert Rose” (Adenium obesum), packet of 10 seeds

Family:  Dogbane (Apocynaceae)

Hardy to Zones 10 to 12, best grown as a potted plant.  Protect from frost.

(Desert Rose)  Caudiciform perennial native to South Sahara, Sahel, East and South Africa, Arabia and especially the island of Socotra. A perfect bonsai, naturally!  Will thrive for years in the half light of a window, potted to cactus mix and kept on the dry side.  One of the oddest and most interesting plants worldwide.  Do not eat it.   Traditional uses (TAM): skin emollient, pain relief.   Sow seeds in cactus mix in a warm and brightly lit location.  Water only when surface becomes dry.  Germination in 1 to 3 weeks.

10 seeds/pkt, Open Pollinated, Untreated, NO GMO’s