Picture of My Desert Rose that I Grew from Seed - RED!!!!

11 years ago

I put a pic in my other thread but it is a long thread and I thought this pic was worth its own thread.

I noticed a seed pod on a desert rose in early August 2011. By mid-October I had seedlings. Now my first has bloomed and its RED!!!!!! Ain't she pretty?

Luckily I was able to save her from an oleander catepillar attack. Boy can those critters eat fast!

Comments (6)

puglvr1
11 years ago
VERY Pretty...Congrats!!
yumtomatoes
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks!!!
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SusieQsie_Fla
11 years ago
Oh Yum that is breathtaking! Is that a rare color in DR's?
My seedling gave me a pretty pink bloom, but I've learned that pink is the common color. What color is the parent plant?

Susie
yumtomatoes
Original Author
11 years ago
Hi Susie - Thanks! I think it is not very common to get a red desert rose from seed. Most seedlings produce pink flowers. The parent plant was had red flowers and was grown from a cutting, so its caudex is not as impressive as those that are grafted or grown from seed. I am so excited to have a red one grown from seed!
goldenpond
11 years ago
awesome
tomncath
11 years ago
Very nice Yum, you've done well! What soil mix are you using and how have you been fertilizing? Whatever you're doing is certainly right ;-)

Tom