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Desert Rose

Scientific Name: 
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) 

Family:
Apocynaceae

Origin:
Arabia and East Africa

This succulent plant is a member of the same family as Plumeria.  Its swollen, often twisted trunk is pale grey.  The leaves are glossy and club shaped.

The flowers appear almost continuously, are trumpet-shaped and range from white and bright pink to crimson red.  

It exudes a highly toxic sap, which in some places is used as a poison for arrows.  Adeniums are not generally grown in most tropical gardens but are often seen as decorative pot plants.  

They may also be used in rock gardens.  They need full sun and well-drained potting mixture.  Exotic multi-colour varieties can be grafted onto the same plant.