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Adenium obesum - Desert Rose


Adenium obesum - Desert Rose (Adenium obesum - Desert Rose)

My Desert Rose is not quite in full bloom yet...but, it's getting there. With the continued warm to hot, dry weather it should be in full bloom in the next couple of weeks. Photo taken May 16, 2012.



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So this is desert rose? So this is the one about which sings Sting? :)))

17 May, 2012

 

Not sure. :>)

17 May, 2012

 

Have you ever heard about desert hyacinths?

17 May, 2012

 

Is this as old as it looks?

17 May, 2012

 

?? Lol.

17 May, 2012

 

Its looking good Delonix, How old is this one now?

17 May, 2012

 

Katarina:

Yes, I've seen the desert hyacinths in the desert. The low subtropical desert is only an hour and a half drive east from me.

18 May, 2012

 

Dottydaisy2; Milky:

I purchased this desert rose back in 2004.

18 May, 2012

 

If you ever drive there again, please, take a photo.

18 May, 2012

 

Katarina:

I usually drive out to the desert almost every early spring (when the heat is bearable). Last year I went in the horrible heat of summer, which I said I'd never do again. lol!

Yesterday (May 16) it was 108ºF/42.2ºC out in Borrego Springs (low desert) in far eastern San Diego County. I hate this kind of heat!

I do have many photos of the desert in my thousands of pics somewhere posted on GoY.

18 May, 2012

 

will check it hope there is a desert hyacinth :) how can plants survive in such heat! Amazing.

18 May, 2012

 

Katarina:

Most of the native plants in the deserts (low, medium and high) go dormant in summer. All the desert plants are in their glory in in winter and spring.

The low deserts of the South West commonly have temps up to 120ºF/48.9ºC and hotter in summer.

18 May, 2012



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