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Desert Rose

Adenium obesum

Photo by FREEhands
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Field Notes

Description:

The leaves are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots.
The flowers tend to red and pink, often with a whitish blush outward of the throat.

Habitat:

A. obesum is a popular houseplant in temperate regions.

Notes:

was taken from our neighborhood's plant box .. :P

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Desert Rose. In the Philippines, some call it Bangkok kalachuchi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenium_obesum
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PublishedApril 25, 2011

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