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Loretana
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[*] posted on 1-12-2014 at 05:04 PM
Plant Identification Help, please


I bought and planted this nice little shrub last month, and still can't identify it.......I need Nomad expert help. The bloom is certainly pretty. I hope it can take full morning sun this summer.



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[*] posted on 1-12-2014 at 05:32 PM


My wife Anne says that this is a desert rose, doesn't need as much water as a succulent but less than a cactus. Also need lotsa sun.
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[*] posted on 1-12-2014 at 05:41 PM


I have them in San Nicolas. Desert Roses. Succlent, yes. Lots of sun and little water.

Come in white with pink, rose with while and pink with white.

Can't type worth a damn today.

[Edited on 1-13-2014 by Mula]

[Edited on 1-13-2014 by Mula]
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[*] posted on 1-12-2014 at 07:02 PM


bledito and Mula....Muchisima gracias!

Here is what a quick "google" has taught me.....

"The desert rose (Adenium obesum) is a striking plant with swollen succulent stems and deep red flowers. The plant is deciduous in cooler winters, but it can be kept in leaf provided there is sufficient warmth and light water. There is no part of these plants that doesn't command interest, from the dramatically swollen stems on older plants to the bright flowers to the tight clusters of narrow, green leaves. Beware, though, the sap of the desert rose is poisonous and should never come into contact with children or pets. If you get sap on yourself while handling the plant, wash your hands immediately"



This one looks like a bonsai!

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[*] posted on 1-12-2014 at 08:14 PM


we have always called them johnny jumps ups, No idea why.



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[*] posted on 1-13-2014 at 10:02 AM


what I have been told is:

they must have excellent drainage as the roots rot easily

I have three of these in full sun

the person who gave them to me said they hate to be moved, needless to say, mine are in their original big pot





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[*] posted on 1-13-2014 at 10:47 AM


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we have always called them johnny jumps ups, No idea why.


Likely because the pop up everywhere here in Nopolo.

Come and go for no rhyme or reason and appear and disappear without any sign of where they originate.




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[*] posted on 1-13-2014 at 11:01 AM


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we have always called them johnny jumps ups, No idea why.


Likely because the pop up everywhere here in Nopolo.

Come and go for no rhyme or reason and appear and disappear without any sign of where they originate.
I think that you are confusing it with the periwinkle, which has a similar flower, desert rose doesn't just pop up.



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[*] posted on 1-14-2014 at 04:04 PM


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Originally posted by monoloco
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Originally posted by vandenberg
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Originally posted by MMc
we have always called them johnny jumps ups, No idea why.


Likely because the pop up everywhere here in Nopolo.

Come and go for no rhyme or reason and appear and disappear without any sign of where they originate.
I think that you are confusing it with the periwinkle, which has a similar flower, desert rose doesn't just pop up.


Yep, since they are ornamentals native to southern parts of Africa!
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[*] posted on 1-14-2014 at 07:08 PM


Here's some mature Adeniums (different species but similar to yours) on the island of Socotra:

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