The discovery of this forum will certainly be helpful, since I now have a source of reliable information to draw on as I grow out my seedlings.

These are 3 months old, but seem to be growing very well.

The quality of the photo is poor, but I wanted to show the growth I have achieved so far

This post was edited by gessieviolet on Tue, Nov 18, 14 at 8:07

This one were about 28 months old and until now no bloom yet.

@ Tony:

Holy well visually balanced growth Batman!!
=D

Wow, been a while since I've posted in this thread!

I finally got flowers last year, and now they won't quit blooming, even under my CFL fixture indoors! Here's a wide-angle shot of one from this spring on 35mm film, and a little mist for effect :)

In case y'all didn't see my update on the "Help! I'm spongy and I can't get up!" thread, here is my DR, back from the brink of death!

Lisa

PS Do you think it's possible to do something cooky with those extra long/leggy branches, like braid them around some means of support? I would hate to just lop them off unnecessarily!

They do, do braiding and such with them. This is not something I care for the look of, but them it is in the eye of the beholder.

Your plant is well on its way to looking like the one that is
at the top of the main page of Adenium Page. I love that plant, so compact and mushroom like.

Glad to see how well it has done for you.
Rick

If this was my plant, I'd just cut and throw, Lisa, as a matter of personal preference, based on nothing but aesthetics. In adeniums, long and leggy branches are usually too weak to support the weight of heavy leaves and blooms. That said, they might not be flexible enough to wrap around, say, a post.

If you decide to try, I'd be interested to see how you'd do it.

Pagan

I enjoyed looking at all the Adenium pictures! keep them coming! I have one 3 and a half inch Adenium Arabicum, 3 Adenium Obesums, and an Adenium Multiflorum along with another Adenium Arabicum coming from out-of-africa this week! My Obesums are still on some shipping shock they are new too but hopefully ill get a nice looking flush before they go dormant this winter and will be able to get them up to share. I also have some Black Pearl seeds on their way! Ill try to get pics up soon when I have them all together. *Newly obsessed Adenium and Plumeria person!

deju vu and welcome to you ...

Great thread Gill, thanks for starting it...didn't know these members were in hiding! Now this thread has brought them out!

Y'all have BEAUTIFUL adeniums! I bought 3 crappy looking plants from somebody on eBay and put them outside in early spring in containers. (I live near Louisville, KY). Apparently, they like the humidity, because over the summer they tripled in size. I know I need to bring them in when it starts to get cold. Do they go dormant, or will they still need sunlight? Help?

Wow, this is an old thread.

Susie, it's ok to let them go dormant, just be sure not to water them or at least not more than once a month when it goes dormant.

Some species you can keep from going dormant but we'll have to wait to confirm which ones. I'm almost certain that A. obesum doesn't require dormancy, so if you can keep it in strong enough light and warm it should be ok.

I think this was the first ever post on this forum, Nick. I'm only guessing but I bet adeniums used to be in the C&S forum.

Anyway, Susie, it's impossible to tell which plant will do what on a specific winter. Most of them slow down, some of them drop their leaves and go completely dormant. If you keep reading through the archives, you'll probably end up with industrial grow lights and a heated chamber to keep them growing vigorously all through winter. That's stage 4 of this addiction.

Pagan

Stage 4 of the 12 step program? I think stage 5 is buying plants and not telling anyone. Or maybe sowing seeds after "your last batch, you swear" *cough*Tracy*cough*

Enjoying this thread.

Hello everyone!!

Kao Hin Zon

laura

Hi Laura....is that Buddha Belly lazing by the pool? It looks very familiar!

Gill UK

Wow, Laura, you have many beautiful plants/color.

That Buddha is getting very big.

Marie

Hi Gill!!!

You have a good eye for remembering "Buddha". Yes it's Sunning by the pool and has decided to give us a set of seed pods this year. The second picture is the beginning of Buddhas pods. They are getting ready to split sometime soon, so I covered them just in case I'm not home at the time..

I hope you are doing well and that you have had a wonderland summer! You are thought of over at the Plumeria forum and I know if Bill knew I was posting to you, he would want me to send his best as well!!! Here is one that just opened for me this morning. It a JL Lilikoi

Hi Marie!!!

i always think of you when I see my trees blooming and wondering how you are doing with this heat down in Texas!! It's been a really hot summer for us and I know the trees are loving it, but I'm suffering...lol!! ( only when it's over 95*)

Thank you so much for your kind comments. You are so sweet!!

Buddha is getting big and it's wanting to give out many seeds... I'll give them away when they are ready!! ;-)

Take good care,

Laura

What a great thread. Glad it was brought back.

I'd love to post pictures of my Adenium, but she's still in bud. How long does this take, srzly. Lol. I'll be patient, it'll be worth it.

Just an ordinary plant....

Before and after watering. Had a couple blooms earlier this year. Now it really needs a pruning....but I'm not sure if I'm even going to keep it.

Laura.....Love looking at your beautiful Adenium, and especially the way you present your plants. The staging is tops.

The solid red single with the creamy center is my favorite! What is it? Thanks for sharing.

Frank

Thank you Frank!!

its a red noid tree but it sure is a beauty.,. Of course you can have a piece... ;-)

i have the other purple symphony #8. That I can share as well? My yellow it's not big enough .. I'll help with your project. Haven't had a chance to send you a response from your Email .. But it sounds great

Laura

Hi Laura!!! LOVE your Desert Rose and Plumeria, thanks for the eye candy!!!!

Nice pictures everybody, beautiful pictures!

Just a few of my collection

So many plants Ghen. I thought I had it bad!! Absolutely gorgeous flowers!

Thank you Jedoba, addiction is real lol.That's just half of my seedlings and no I don't own a nursery

With my latest seedlings, I'm somewhere around 155. A quick estimate of yours puts it near 1000.

Then one in the pots is around 1,000 I have about 700 or more that's still need to be repot.

WOW!!

Glen, your second full time job.....soon..

Wow...so many.

Marie

Sooner Marie I will need to sell some, but au want to see how all the flower looks like first, I have supposed to be one variety of 15 seeds from Ko,9 germinate,three of them already flowered and with all surprised they are all different kind of flower

Hello Ghen/Glen? You certainly have got the knack of this Adenium germination with all those seedlngs!

Where are you situated please, maybe if you could add some location info after your user name that would help us if you need any advise? You can do this via your homepage. It also makes it interesting for everyone to instantly see where you are from, and we often forget where everyone is! :-) Good luck with the next stage in your seed factory!

Gill

Hi Gill,sorry I should have done that earlier,I'm from Australia.

Ms.Ghen

Ha...well we got that one wrong didn't we? Think we have you down as Glen somewhere...oops! We have a few from your country as Christine and Dianne are from Australia and post on here. If you want to add some more location info that would be good.

Gill

Edit. ah, your name has just altered while I'm posting! Just need that country, state or zone!

Hello Yovan, best to start a new thread if you want to ask specific questions regarding your plants, that way, you will get more attention and answers than you will by tagging it onto a thread with another subject line. Plus this thread is old as I started it when the forum had just begun. It now has many posts so takes an age to load on some devices. Just go to the main Adenium page and commence a new thread with an appropriate title that catches people's eye and you will get some replies....have a go! :-) also, please add some location info after your name, that will help give better advise as we then have an idea of your climate/conditions.

Gill

greenclaws UKzone8a I am so sorry i did not know, Thank you very very much , I will try my best but i can see it will take me practice. Best wishes