dot basecamp . mad man`s gardening : The video,titled as must know how to repot adenium seedlings, shares how adenium seedlings are transplanted from seedling pot to 1st training pot for fatty caudex which will give the desert rose a bonsai like look in future . Adenium is an incredibly beautiful plant not only for its attractive flowers in white , pink ,red and bicolor shades but also for its unusual thick caudex and very fantastic root structure . It has a natural bonsai like look , so with minimum care and training it can be given the shape of a perfect bonsai .
The growth of the caudex of a particular plant depends on its genetic characteristics as well as on the health of the feeder roots ,on the medium and on the size of the pot . Some plants naturally grow thick caudexes while others do not . Here we can make the plant undergo a special training :
Cut the main root and hang the adenium in shade for several days (depends on weather and health of the plant ) before repotting . During this period the plant will have been going thru fasting and it will feel a strong appetite for nutrient. Then as soon as the plant is soiled, it first starts to store nutrient in the caudex out of the fear of another fasting period. Cutting the main root also promotes growing side roots and thick caudex.
Adenium, native to Africa and Arabian Peninsula , is a genus of flowering plants in the Apocynum family , Apocynaceae . Here are
ten Growing Tips of this plant :
1. Adeniums can be easily grown in pots . Pots must have several drainage holes . Terracotta or clay containers can be used . The size of the pots depends on the volume of the plant .
2. Both soil based and soilless mediums can be used . I always do with both . Soilless medium requires more nutrient from outside than soil based medium .
3. Adeniums prefer full sun ,6-8 hour a day. Scarcity of sunlight results in spindly growth and less vibrant blooming .
4. Winter is the dormant period for adeniums .It requires minimum water . Better water the plant once / twice a month and no fertilizer, no pruning , no grafting , no repotting ,no training during this period .
5. Young plants require more nutrient than old mature plants . Growing plants need to be repotted roughly once a year .
6. Pruning is must for (a) better shape , more branches and more flowers , (b) removing unwanted / diseased branches .
7. Ideal time for repotting , adding fertilizer , pruning , starting a new project is anytime except winter , but most ideal time spring .
8. Adeniums can be propagated by (a) seeds , (b) cutting and (c) grafting .
(i) for rapid growth , fatty caudex and more plants for training and experiments I use seed propagation .
(ii) I use prefer for desirable varieties .
(iii) for identical plants cutting propagation is ideal .
9. Common problem with Adeniums is root rot .So try to avoid water logging , over watering and fungal attack .
10. The sap of some adeniums (boehmianum , multiflorum and obesum ) is toxic . So let it not touch the skin .
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