I live in Scottsdale AZ and have been growing these plants for many years. I grow mine in a Bonsai mix that drains very fast. Right now they are napping in my garage until mid January when the days get longer and a bit warmer. I have them on a rolling table that goes out in the morning and back in at night. Whenever I see them start to grow I give them some water with Super thrive added to the water which is a vitamin product not a fertilizer. Once the nights stay above 50 degrees they a start staying out and I move them to their summer locations around the garden. I then start to fertilize them with a 20-20-20 Peter’s fertilizer weekly, they are gross feeders. I also supplement every 2 weeks with one tablespoon of epsom salt per gallon of water. They need the magnesium for health. I repot every year with fresh bonsai mix. Once our temperatures start hitting the 105+ I move all of them under a tree with an open canopy and throughout the really hot weather they get water at sunup and again at 2 PM. They grow like weeds and bloom like crazy.
I currently have 9 desert rose. I absolutely love learning about them. They are my babies. I also have orchids, Christmas, and Thanksgiving cactus. I so enjoy them all! Thank you!
Hi I accidentally came across Plant Vibrations by accident looking for info on Christmas Cactus. Been watching you ever since. I had a desert rose I thought was dead threw it on top of the compost heap last May. It started sprouting new leaves. Never knew they could lose their leaves. Really like the videos, fun and entertaining and learn a lot
@@plantvibrations Definitely have a lot of things. Aloe plants, killed 2 of them and I'm usually pretty good with plants. And Meyer lemon. Had one it was in my sunroom/plant room doing great. I was here in PA only every 2 weeks before I moved permanently in Sept. Since I moved it has done awful. Leaves turned yellow and dropped off. B4 I moved it had 6 lemons on it. Now I just cut everything back in a last ditch effort. Don't understand how it did so well when I wasn't here for two weeks at a time, and now its almost gone
Hi Devin I just got my first desert rose plant ..thank you so much for your help on how to take care my plant..I love all your videos so helpful..thank you so much.❤
Lost 3 (out of 4) Desert Roses this year while hospitalized Following your suggestions this Winter & keeping bone dry ! The only survivor has thickened the caudex noticeably. keeping fingers crossed.
Hi Devin, I'm a subscriber from Lake Charles, LA. We enjoy a subtropical climate down here in Lake Charles. For instance, the temperature outside according to my computer is 64 degrees at 11:00 A.M. on Jan. 24. 2024. We have around100% humidity and it's completely overcast with light drizzle. My Adeniums are on my patio protected from the drizzle by the roof. I keep them outside most of the time except when some nights when the temp. rarely may drop below 32 degrees, but only for a few hours. So far they've kept all their leaves. Luckily they're near a heated room where I can scoot them inside for the night in the event of a light freeze. This spring I'm looking forward to adding a couple of large Aloes to my collection, an A. ferox and an A. marlotheii. Love your channel and keep the good videos rolling! 🪴🌵
Oh wow! You are lucky to be able to keep yours looking great all the time! That’s a fine list of aloes you’ll be adding. I have some variegated foliage adenium on my website if you want to try growing one of those too!
Thanks for the response and your encouragement. These Aloes of which I spoke will make a great addition to my collection. I'm also going to get a "Gollum" jade and a Traveler's Palm (Ravanala Madagascariensis). Also, I'll be adding a plumeria that's already been ROOTED. Last year, I tried to root 4 cuttings I had ordered, and despite all the precautions, they succumbed to root rot after they had put out a couple of leaves in the early stages. I figure if someone else roots them with success, I can take it from there. I'll pay more, but I figure that 1 rooted and successful is better than 4 that may rot in this critical part of their growth. "A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush!" What are your thoughts? 🪴@@plantvibrations
I have a dessert rose snd I think it’s actually getting ready to bloom! I did have a bout with spider mites! I did water it and it got gnats all over it. I took out of wet soil and sprayed and cleaned. Now it’s in dry soil again and doing great. I won’t water it anymore though.
yes definitely don't water any more with buds coming along. it can be a real test of nerves and i have failed many times after waiting weeks for the buds to open and eventually caving in and giving them water. only to find the buds on the floor the next day
Devin i am so looking forward to get one desert Rose in the next spring time, this plant is so beautiful! I hope it will be fine here for this plant! Thank you for sharing greetings from austria 🤗 Christian
@@plantvibrations yes my local garden Center in my hometown can manage to get one around spring time, i think i will make a video in our garden Center, its a nice one. Hope you are fine in the US, i heard about this snow Storm, hope you and your plants are fine 😊🤗
I keep most plants in my basement under lots of grow lights on timers to mimic natural sun. I actually found my Adenium does better in summer by doing this. Does it hurt the plant to NOT go dormant phase? Can I also prune it then if that is the case? Love your channel and will be watching more vids...
To me, logically if you can keep the foliage on thru the winter then they will have a great head start on plants that go dormant, kudos to you for finding a good program for them! I would still wait to prune till late spring tho
You are so informative, thank you! I have two beautiful, large adenium. I am in central Texas and they did great bloomed a ton, even put out a seed pod in this 110 degree weather. All of a sudden, the weather cools to 95 and they both get floppy! All the limbs. I unpotted to check the roots and the Caudex-all is well-not soft and healthy roots. I remixed some fresh soil, not too wet or dry and repotted and lifted the caudexes a bit. I left them out a few hours before I repotted and they seemed 40% better but drooped when I potted again! Any clue what might be up with my poor plants? I don’t want to lose them and it’s too early for dormancy in Texas.
I just bought my first desert rose from Logee's in CT. It's February and the plant already has a good number of leaves. Should I be watering it moderately now? Also the stems look like they may have been grafted to the caudex which is fat at the bottom but then narrows as it goes up about 3 inches before the graft point. Can I expect new branches below the graft or will all new growth be above? I wish I could send you a picture of the plant.
I don’t have any good recommendations on watering, I find it very difficult to start them indoors during the winter. Just keep an eye on the caudex. Generally growth should just come from above the graft
Hi Devin, got a question. I live in SE Texas (close to Houston), and we had 1 night where it was 34° and I completely forgot to bring my Desert Rose in. The next day I came outside and realized my giant beautiful girl was brown. Her leaves mainly. What can I do to make sure she'll be ok for next year? I have brought her in because our weather is so unpredictable and better safe than sorry. One day it's 90° and the next it's 30° and I don't want another issue like what I'm dealing with now. I almost had a heartvattack when I saw her. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Oh no!! Well they can typically handle down to about 40, so you probably made the right choice by bringing it in. But she should perk back up quickly once you are able to leave her outside again. And restrict water while it’s indoors!
In NY so I bring my plants in. Some lost leaves while outside and when I bring them in they start to grow new leaves. So they don’t go into dormancy? I water them every week since it does dry. Do you think I should force them into dormancy by putting in garage?
My desert rose is yellowing, and dropping leaves AND with new buds to flower, soon… is this normal? Or do I have something other than dormancy happen in on my hands lol
I bought 3 desert Rose in November.. they stayed inside all winter... I put the outside a couple weeks about in 8 hours of direct sun and they are not growing laves... Should I prune them? They are healthier and green with firm trunks... Good soil and potting...
I’d suggest finding somewhere very warm to help it dry out. Such as on top of your dryer on your next load. You just want to get that soil dried as quickly as possible. If you have a heat mat that would be even better
I was told that a soft caudex can also be a sign that it needs watering?, have I been totally misinformed and I’m on the way to killing it?..😮since watering it the caudex is now firmer..
It is a sign that it needs water, but you have to be sure that it's been kept dry for a longer time. I just bought a very small one that was in bone dry substrate and had a slight softness to the caudex. I gave it water once and it has firmed up. I will not give it any more for a long time, especially now during winter. I'd imagine a caudex that's on it's way to rot doesn't have that springyness to it. A very free draining substrate like cactus soil also helps and let it dry between waterings.
During the winter I will keep my seedlings indoors under grow lights and I will give them water about every 2 weeks then increase watering to every 3 days during peak growing season. Older plants I keep indoors near windows for lighting and will lightly water when stems start to droop. Key is the soil and must drain quickly. I pull out pieces of bark from my soil to prevent water logging the soil. Most of mine will keep most of the leaves throughout the winter but won’t grow at this time. I have murdered a few until I figured out what works. My soil mix. 5 parts quality potting soil with bark removed 3 parts perlite 1 part crushed granite 0.5 parts epsom salt 0.5 parts slow release fertilizer and 1 part peat moss
Hi Devin! I just received 2 tiny dessert roses. The leaves that were on them dried up and are gone, but new ones are coming on. My question is, do I water these at all, now?
@@cherylannturner3768 if possible place it outside in a covered area so no rainfall will hit it. Keep it there as long as nights are above forty. If outside you can water once every two weeks or so
Desert roses to me doesn't do good to much over here in NY city as much like the south seems like I always have to by them over again every summer because either they just stop growing or they die even when I think I I've done everything possible to take care of them.
Why is my caudex still soft after lifting? I haven’t even watered it. I’m scared it will root rot… should I be watering it? Let it dry out for a week before I potted it up again… I’m freaking out 😱
My girls each got me a Tiny 4 inch seedling for mothers day... the grew with leaves to about 8 inches! Brought them in one night to late( 40s not frost) they lost their leaves...but have put all new ones out since then...but my dog keeps knocking the leaves off of one :( I'm hoping it pulls thru the winter... ( in my living room)
I bought desert rose at QVC 3 yrs ago I have it only for 11/2 yrs the next winter it died and was so frustrated it cost me $30 to 40 dollars that plant.
I live in Scottsdale AZ and have been growing these plants for many years. I grow mine in a Bonsai mix that drains very fast. Right now they are napping in my garage until mid January when the days get longer and a bit warmer. I have them on a rolling table that goes out in the morning and back in at night. Whenever I see them start to grow I give them some water with Super thrive added to the water which is a vitamin product not a fertilizer. Once the nights stay above 50 degrees they a start staying out and I move them to their summer locations around the garden. I then start to fertilize them with a 20-20-20 Peter’s fertilizer weekly, they are gross feeders. I also supplement every 2 weeks with one tablespoon of epsom salt per gallon of water. They need the magnesium for health. I repot every year with fresh bonsai mix. Once our temperatures start hitting the 105+ I move all of them under a tree with an open canopy and throughout the really hot weather they get water at sunup and again at 2 PM. They grow like weeds and bloom like crazy.
Wow thank you for sharing all those details 🙏
@@plantvibrations get your hands on one callled Snow KIng the flowers are white and huge!
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I currently have 9 desert rose. I absolutely love learning about them. They are my babies. I also have orchids, Christmas, and Thanksgiving cactus. I so enjoy them all! Thank you!
Wonderful! Sounds like a great container garden you have
Such a beautiful place ,,with those beautiful and lovely plants ❤❤❤
Yes, thank you :)
Hi I accidentally came across Plant Vibrations by accident looking for info on Christmas Cactus. Been watching you ever since. I had a desert rose I thought was dead threw it on top of the compost heap last May. It started sprouting new leaves. Never knew they could lose their leaves. Really like the videos, fun and entertaining and learn a lot
awesome!! thank you for your kind words Joe and for joining the community. If you ever have any topics you'd like me to discuss please let me know.
@@plantvibrations Definitely have a lot of things. Aloe plants, killed 2 of them and I'm usually pretty good with plants. And Meyer lemon. Had one it was in my sunroom/plant room doing great. I was here in PA only every 2 weeks before I moved permanently in Sept. Since I moved it has done awful. Leaves turned yellow and dropped off. B4 I moved it had 6 lemons on it. Now I just cut everything back in a last ditch effort. Don't understand how it did so well when I wasn't here for two weeks at a time, and now its almost gone
Hi Devin I just got my first desert rose plant ..thank you so much for your help on how to take care my plant..I love all your videos so helpful..thank you so much.❤
awesome!! i hope it brings you much beauty!
Lost 3 (out of 4) Desert Roses this year while hospitalized Following your suggestions this Winter & keeping bone dry ! The only survivor has thickened the caudex noticeably. keeping fingers crossed.
I had a major scale infestation and they’ve sapped the life out of two of my Adenium in the past weeks :(
Always a wealth of information, Devin. Much appreciated.
Darryl
Thanks Darryl!
I started with desert rose like a hobby, now I have over 1000 plant's
Whoaaa amazing!!
Most popular and amezing flower plant my dear sir ♥️♥️🍁🍁🌼🌼🌷🌷🥀🥀💕💕🌹🌹💐💐🌸💮😘😘😘
So nice of you
Hi Devin, I'm a subscriber from Lake Charles, LA. We enjoy a subtropical climate down here in Lake Charles. For instance, the temperature outside according to my computer is 64 degrees at 11:00 A.M. on Jan. 24. 2024. We have around100% humidity and it's completely overcast with light drizzle. My Adeniums are on my patio protected from the drizzle by the roof. I keep them outside most of the time except when some nights when the temp. rarely may drop below 32 degrees, but only for a few hours. So far they've kept all their leaves. Luckily they're near a heated room where I can scoot them inside for the night in the event of a light freeze. This spring I'm looking forward to adding a couple of large Aloes to my collection, an A. ferox and an A. marlotheii.
Love your channel and keep the good videos rolling! 🪴🌵
Oh wow! You are lucky to be able to keep yours looking great all the time! That’s a fine list of aloes you’ll be adding. I have some variegated foliage adenium on my website if you want to try growing one of those too!
Thanks for the response and your encouragement. These Aloes of which I spoke will make a great addition to my collection. I'm also going to get a "Gollum" jade and a Traveler's Palm (Ravanala Madagascariensis). Also, I'll be adding a plumeria that's already been ROOTED. Last year, I tried to root 4 cuttings I had ordered, and despite all the precautions, they succumbed to root rot after they had put out a couple of leaves in the early stages. I figure if someone else roots them with success, I can take it from there. I'll pay more, but I figure that 1 rooted and successful is better than 4 that may rot in this critical part of their growth. "A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush!" What are your thoughts? 🪴@@plantvibrations
I have a dessert rose snd I think it’s actually getting ready to bloom! I did have a bout with spider mites! I did water it and it got gnats all over it. I took out of wet soil and sprayed and cleaned. Now it’s in dry soil again and doing great. I won’t water it anymore though.
yes definitely don't water any more with buds coming along. it can be a real test of nerves and i have failed many times after waiting weeks for the buds to open and eventually caving in and giving them water. only to find the buds on the floor the next day
Devin i am so looking forward to get one desert Rose in the next spring time, this plant is so beautiful! I hope it will be fine here for this plant! Thank you for sharing greetings from austria 🤗 Christian
Awesome! have you found a garden center that has them?
@@plantvibrations yes my local garden Center in my hometown can manage to get one around spring time, i think i will make a video in our garden Center, its a nice one. Hope you are fine in the US, i heard about this snow Storm, hope you and your plants are fine 😊🤗
I keep most plants in my basement under lots of grow lights on timers to mimic natural sun. I actually found my Adenium does better in summer by doing this. Does it hurt the plant to NOT go dormant phase? Can I also prune it then if that is the case? Love your channel and will be watching more vids...
To me, logically if you can keep the foliage on thru the winter then they will have a great head start on plants that go dormant, kudos to you for finding a good program for them! I would still wait to prune till late spring tho
You are so informative, thank you! I have two beautiful, large adenium. I am in central Texas and they did great bloomed a ton, even put out a seed pod in this 110 degree weather. All of a sudden, the weather cools to 95 and they both get floppy! All the limbs. I unpotted to check the roots and the Caudex-all is well-not soft and healthy roots. I remixed some fresh soil, not too wet or dry and repotted and lifted the caudexes a bit. I left them out a few hours before I repotted and they seemed 40% better but drooped when I potted again! Any clue what might be up with my poor plants? I don’t want to lose them and it’s too early for dormancy in Texas.
Hmm did you inspect the leaves? They can be prone to aphids which can cause the leaves to get droopy
The leaves are still a beautiful green. No insects. The leaves are just now starting to droop/wilt on the smaller one. It’s just the branches.
Well, this is so brilliant❤ Thank you so much for this❤❤❤
You're welcome 😊
Can you discuss about moonstone succulents please 💋❤️❤️❤️
I need to grow some!
@@plantvibrations ❤️❤️❤️
I just bought my first desert rose from Logee's in CT. It's February and the plant already has a good number of leaves. Should I be watering it moderately now? Also the stems look like they may have been grafted to the caudex which is fat at the bottom but then narrows as it goes up about 3 inches before the graft point. Can I expect new branches below the graft or will all new growth be above? I wish I could send you a picture of the plant.
I don’t have any good recommendations on watering, I find it very difficult to start them indoors during the winter. Just keep an eye on the caudex. Generally growth should just come from above the graft
I live in PA also up in Carbon County
love it! and love PA!
@@plantvibrations Yes loving it here. And all my family is in the Allentown, Macungie area
Hi Devin, got a question. I live in SE Texas (close to Houston), and we had 1 night where it was 34° and I completely forgot to bring my Desert Rose in. The next day I came outside and realized my giant beautiful girl was brown. Her leaves mainly. What can I do to make sure she'll be ok for next year? I have brought her in because our weather is so unpredictable and better safe than sorry. One day it's 90° and the next it's 30° and I don't want another issue like what I'm dealing with now. I almost had a heartvattack when I saw her. Any helpful advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Oh no!! Well they can typically handle down to about 40, so you probably made the right choice by bringing it in. But she should perk back up quickly once you are able to leave her outside again. And restrict water while it’s indoors!
@@plantvibrations thanks a million!
When can you prune them in the winter inside in the Midwest?
I’ve never had success pruning while they’re indoors
In NY so I bring my plants in. Some lost leaves while outside and when I bring them in they start to grow new leaves. So they don’t go into dormancy? I water them every week since it does dry. Do you think I should force them into dormancy by putting in garage?
If you’ve overwintered them successfully in that fashion then keep doing what you are doing. If a plant is happy, let it be
My desert rose is yellowing, and dropping leaves AND with new buds to flower, soon… is this normal? Or do I have something other than dormancy happen in on my hands lol
No that is normal. Just restrict water while it is budding up. May take weeks for the flowers to open
How much water should you give them on regular? Can it live 💯 inside home?
I’d recommend growing outside as much as possible!
I live at 3600' near Tucson Arizona…… mine is in a pop up greenhouse……. Water it or no??
I’m sure it gets quite warm in there compared to a normal home environment so I’d water it
I bought 3 desert Rose in November.. they stayed inside all winter... I put the outside a couple weeks about in 8 hours of direct sun and they are not growing laves... Should I prune them? They are healthier and green with firm trunks... Good soil and potting...
Give them time, sometimes slow to adjust. And give them water
@@plantvibrations Will do .... Thank you ...
Hi Devin.. we have a very large dessert rose that appears to be rotting in parts due to over watering :/. What do you suggest?
I’d suggest finding somewhere very warm to help it dry out. Such as on top of your dryer on your next load. You just want to get that soil dried as quickly as possible. If you have a heat mat that would be even better
I live in Southern California, can I leave it outside during the fall and winter months?
Yes definitely! Keep it out always as long as nights are 38+F
Welp, that explains what happened to my QVC purchased desert rose. 😅
They can be a bit tricky till you find the sweet spot
I was told that a soft caudex can also be a sign that it needs watering?, have I been totally misinformed and I’m on the way to killing it?..😮since watering it the caudex is now firmer..
Yes that is true, it can get soft if it becomes significantly dehydrated. But usually this won’t happen as long as they’re grown outside in the summer
It is a sign that it needs water, but you have to be sure that it's been kept dry for a longer time. I just bought a very small one that was in bone dry substrate and had a slight softness to the caudex. I gave it water once and it has firmed up. I will not give it any more for a long time, especially now during winter. I'd imagine a caudex that's on it's way to rot doesn't have that springyness to it. A very free draining substrate like cactus soil also helps and let it dry between waterings.
During the winter I will keep my seedlings indoors under grow lights and I will give them water about every 2 weeks then increase watering to every 3 days during peak growing season. Older plants I keep indoors near windows for lighting and will lightly water when stems start to droop. Key is the soil and must drain quickly. I pull out pieces of bark from my soil to prevent water logging the soil. Most of mine will keep most of the leaves throughout the winter but won’t grow at this time. I have murdered a few until I figured out what works. My soil mix. 5 parts quality potting soil with bark removed 3 parts perlite 1 part crushed granite 0.5 parts epsom salt 0.5 parts slow release fertilizer and 1 part peat moss
Hi Devin! I just received 2 tiny dessert roses. The leaves that were on them dried up and are gone, but new ones are coming on. My question is, do I water these at all, now?
What zone are you in? If you’re in a cold weather region then I would not water it. They can be very finicky starting out in a new location indoors.
We are told we are zone 8, but I feel like we are more a 7b. We have been in the 40’s and low 50’s of late. Port Townsend, Washington.
@@cherylannturner3768 if possible place it outside in a covered area so no rainfall will hit it. Keep it there as long as nights are above forty. If outside you can water once every two weeks or so
Thank you so much! Fingers crossed!
Desert roses to me doesn't do good to much over here in NY city as much like the south seems like I always have to by them over again every summer because either they just stop growing or they die even when I think I I've done everything possible to take care of them.
It has been a long road of learning how to care for them in my temperate garden
What color and type of paint do you spot spider-mites with? 😂 Itty bitty brush!
Why is my caudex still soft after lifting? I haven’t even watered it. I’m scared it will root rot… should I be watering it? Let it dry out for a week before I potted it up again… I’m freaking out 😱
Is it outside?
My girls each got me a Tiny 4 inch seedling for mothers day... the grew with leaves to about 8 inches! Brought them in one night to late( 40s not frost) they lost their leaves...but have put all new ones out since then...but my dog keeps knocking the leaves off of one :( I'm hoping it pulls thru the winter... ( in my living room)
nice! it sounds like it is doing well. once its warm enough to put back outside it'll perk up very quickly
@@plantvibrations awesome...so I shouldn't sob if the pup knocks all the leaves off, more than once...( ps it's been moved)
I bought desert rose at QVC 3 yrs ago I have it only for 11/2 yrs the next winter it died and was so frustrated it cost me $30 to 40 dollars that plant.
It requires a little finesse
Me too!,
I just found out my cactus 🌵 is soft and I guess try to put it in the sun? Ha hopefully I didn’t kill it
If you are able to get sun and warmth that is key
@@plantvibrations thank you!
Mine get soft and I water them and they get hard again. If they get super soft they don't make it.
Yes absolutely
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