Scientific name: Adenium
Higher classification: Apocynoideae
Order: Gentianales
Rank: Genus
The desert rose (Adenium obesum) provides vibrantly colored blooms throughout most of spring, summer and early autumn. Its succulent leaves and bright flowers make it an ideal specimen for your patio, deck or another outdoor living area that sits in bright, full sun. This plant is most often a colorful houseplant throughout much of the U.S., but in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12, you may plant it outside.
Desert Rose Characteristics
Desert rose grows into a shrubby, typically evergreen plant; in the wild, it may become deciduous and drop its leaves during the dry season. It grows up to 5 feet tall in a home garden. The thick, crooked branches and 2- to 3-inch-diameter flowers create an ideal specimen for an accent plant. Flowers may be single or double and come in shades of red, pink, yellow and white - or a combination.
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