Adenium obesum from seed

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Re: Adenium obesum from seed

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Eric Williams wrote: Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:53 pm Nice plants Christer, I read years ago that these plants and Pachypodiuns can be cultivated and used as house plants. Do you agree with this ? Cheers
I have just started with this genus, but as far as I know you can use them as house plants. Some of them needs a resting time and will lose their leaves, but will flower when the rest is over.

Lets find this out together :)

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Certainly looks more interesting with the stone sited in there, maybe 'we need a plant in a nice pot thread ' :grin: .
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Tina wrote: Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:33 pm Certainly looks more interesting with the stone sited in there, maybe 'we need a plant in a nice pot thread ' :grin: .
Maybe you are right!
Let the mods decide if there is a place for a main thread named: "plant in a nice pot" :)
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Tina wrote: Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:33 pm Certainly looks more interesting with the stone sited in there, maybe 'we need a plant in a nice pot thread ' :grin: .
Reminds me of Tina's excellent 'Presidential-potted' obesum from a few years back :wink:
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Thanks Christer, this season I allowed all my plants to rest this Winter and predictably lost all their leaves. Next season I will attempt to keep a few plants growing all year. Cheers
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I keep the majority of mine on a south facing windowsill all year round. They seem happy. Some lose their leaves in the winter and some stubbornly refuse to do so. The plants that lose their leaves look better to me the following summer, neater and with fresher foliage.
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First two grafts :)
In a metal tin...
In a metal tin...
In a plastic tin...
In a plastic tin...
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Re adeniums as house plants: can I just remind folk that every part of them is extremely poisonous, so do beware of pets and small children touching them...In the greenhouse you can keep a closer watch on matters, and wash your hands after even taking old leaves off!
First it was orchids, then, since c.2001, cacti and succulents. I'm into South African plants, mainly conos, lithops and haworthias, with a few cacti, especially 'posh' mamms, turbs and other smalls. Now it’s stapeliads as well...
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conolady wrote: Fri Feb 01, 2019 12:42 pm Re adeniums as house plants: can I just remind folk that every part of them is extremely poisonous.
Good point!

I always use tweezers when handling the leaves and when I do some cutting I use surgeon gloves.

Euphorbia, Datura and Brugmansia are other plants with toxic sap.
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Nice looking grafts Christer. May I ask what stock you used, and what time of year you did the graft. Thanks
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