We all like to have pretty flowers in our homes, but we have neglected them because of our busy lives. Houseplants are for those who are busy with different kinds of duties during the day and do not have time to take continuous care of the plant. In this article, we intend to introduce one of the most attractive and popular houseplants and analyze its storage conditions in a detailed description. Join us to get familiarized with the storage conditions of the adenium plant.
Adenium plant
As we have given a short explanation of the kinds of houseplants in the previous articles, the adenium plant is also one of the succulents. This plant has appropriate conditions for maintenance in apartments and houses. The adenium plant has an off-balanced, heavy trunk that is further separated into different branches. The branches of this plant are not many and on each of these branches, there are colorful flowers and pretty trumpet shapes. The adenium plant has an incomparable and attractive appearance, with a mixture of rarely shaped trunks and pretty flowers. The different kinds of adenium all belong to East Africa, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.
The adenium plant is also recognized by different names, such as desert rose and starfish. Despite its title, the desert rose is not a genuine rose. Actually, it does not belong to any of the rose categories. The major difference between this plant and genuine roses is that desert roses can endure drought and save water in their roots and stems, but genuine roses do not have this capability.
This plant is one of the tiny leaf succulents that is separated into five types. Of course, in nature, it is not limited to these five types and has many unidentified kinds. The different colors and sizes of adenium- trumpet-shaped flowers depend on how you protect them; But on average, desert rose flowers are five centimeters in size and their colors are white, red, and pink. The height of the adenium is two meters, but it can continue its life in lower sizes in pots.
Adenium plant keeping techniques
The five various kinds of adenium plants that can be bought have the same keeping techniques, and here are all the tips that you should consider when keeping them.
1) The amount of water needed
Adenium plant likes to get water in spring and summer. Instead, it has little favor in water in the fall and winter. The plant likes to have the amount of water it requires, so you must care about it like a cactus in winter and fall. Also, remember, it is a tropical plant in spring and summer. So, try not to put the roots of the adenium or desert rose into the water. Water it when the soil is entirely dry. The last tip, in this case, is that you must not abruptly pour water on the soil. Attempt to water slightly until the soil of the plant is moist.
2) Light
The essential need of the adenium plant is light, and it can be alive as long as it has sufficient sunlight, warmth, and suitable soil. The primary reason for the liveliness and blossoming of this plant is light radiance. If the plant gives only light in the morning or noon during the day, it can grow a little, but you may not have flowers on its branches; If this amount of light is slightly decreased, the plant will steadily weaken and as a result, it will break down.
When the desert rose has sufficient light, it will have a short rest period between blossoming; That is, after blossoming in early spring to mid-summer, it rests for about 6 to 8 weeks and then gives flowers again in early autumn. For a more suitable rest of the plant during the winter, you can transfer the plant pot to a warm, shiny place with indirect light to go on fresh flowers again in early spring.
3) Choose the suitable pot
You may suppose that this will not have an important impact on the protection of the plants, but if you do not select the appropriate pot, the plant will not grow properly and will gradually die. The adenium plant can live in almost any kind of pot and has its own incomparable attractiveness. Those who are experts in protecting plants utilize earthen pots for this plant. Earthen pots can dry out the soil more quickly. Additionally, it obtains more appropriate airflow to the plant roots than metal and plastic pots.
Another issue in selecting the suitable pot is its toughness; Because the roots of the adenium plant are very forceful, if they are planted in fragile and thin pots, they will crack those pots. There should be holes in the bottom of the pot to pipe the water so that extra water can get out of them. Also, if you utilize a pot, it is more suitable to pipe the extra water, so it will not harm the roots of the plant. Generally, wider and larger pots are more appropriate for plant growth than tall and thin pots. In wide and large pots, the roots of the plant can be propagated and create an appropriate base for themselves. But in small pots, the roots of the plant grow like carrot roots, and also these pots can destroy the plant.
Suitable ways of changing the pot
The roots of this desert rose grow very slightly, so you require converting the pot every three to four years. If you alter the pot of the plant during this time, the flowers of the plant will steadily be reduced, and it will no longer bloom. The pot is appropriate for replacing is a pot that is three to five centimeters higher and larger than the previous pot. When moving the plant from the pot, clean the roots suitably so that no old soil stays on them. Next, pour fresh cactus soil into the new pot and put the plant in it. Cactus soil is appropriate for the plant because it can absorb the water suitably so that its roots do not spoil.
4) Needed fertilizer
Spring and summer seasons are the growing seasons for plants. The plant at this time requires getting water-soluble fertilizers or granular fertilizers other than soil. After a hibernation of the adenium plant, it is more suitable to give a little fertilizer once every two weeks in spring. As time passes and the coming of summer, convert the fertilization time from once every two weeks to once a month. The coming of winter indicates that the plant no longer requires fertilizer and needs to rest again.
5) Pruning
The appropriate season to prune is the plant growing season, because adenium is a plant that grows excessively in this season, so pruning gives it sufficient space. If you put your plant outdoors, it is appropriate to prune it at the end of the growing season and transfer it indoors before the cold season begins. Pruning causes the plant to experience a suitable rest, and it will also be more straightforward for you to keep smaller plants in the apartment. At the end of winter, if you tend to move the plant outside the house, it is suitable to eliminate its dead or spoiled branches.
Pruning the fragmentary branches around the plant will be a reasonable activity so that you can use them as grafting to propagate the plant. The last point you should care about is that this plant belongs to the oleander family, it has a toxic sap that causes allergies when the skin comes in contact with it; Therefore, ensure to use gloves while doing this and wash your hands after you finish the pruning.
Adenium plant propagation techniques
After expressing the tips about the keeping and protection methods of the adenium plant, we consider that it is essential to describe more about the techniques of propagation of this plant. Generally, you can apply two techniques to propagate this plant, which we will express in the following cases.
1) Propagation by grafting
In this technique, first, eliminate a 15 cm branch from the plant and place it in a newspaper with a towel for 48 hours. After 48 hours, the plant branch must be in a hot and dry place so that there is no humidity on it. After two days, put the grafting inappropriate soil. As we mentioned, the most excellent soil for an adenium plant is cactus soil, or for providing suitable soil, you can have a mixture of potting soil, coco peat, peat moss, and sand. It is praiseworthy to place some pebbles in the bottom of the pot so that the plant grows efficiently in the beginning.
In the initial days, you place the grafting in the soil, keep the soil moist with a water spray, but ensure that the soil moisture does not pass a distinct level so that the roots of the plant do not spoil at the initiation. A hot and sunny place is the most pre-eminent place for the plant to grow, and if the plant pot is indoors, move it every two days, otherwise, one side of the plant will lean towards the shine. The initial symbol of growth tells you that your action was fruitful and that you could simply grow another plant at home. The benefit of propagation by grafting is that you can mix many various grafting to grow flowers of various colors on the plant.
2) Propagation by seed sowing method
If you intend to purchase adenium seeds, you have to hold back a long time for them to grow completely. You can easily buy the seeds of this plant, or you also can take the seeds from your previous plant and then plant it. The benefit of propagation by sowing seeds is that the plant simply shapes its own heavy structure named the caudex above the soil. But in grafting, this process may be longer, or it will not form this structure if you do not do it properly.
Conclusion
In this article, we have explained all the tips that you should chase in keeping the adenium plant. In the end, we have described the techniques of its propagation. By looking at this article, you can make your decision to have the appealing adenium plant in your home decoration. As you can see, this plant has very simple and uncomplicated storage conditions; Do not withdraw from selecting this plant. Special thanks for staying with us to the end of the article. We hope that we can give you practical pieces of information. If you want to check the flowers part of the Shahrekado website, just click here.
