Desert Rose
Adenium obesum
Apocynaceae · broadleaf evergreen shrub · introduced
Last updated
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Quick Facts
Height
5 ft
Hardiness
Zone Zones 10–10
Bloom Time
Seasonal bloomer
Origin
tropical Africa, Arabia
Diseases (14)
Phytophthora spp. Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.) Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew Ovulinia azaleae Ovulinia Petal Blight Non-pathogenic (iron deficiency) Lime-induced Chlorosis Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Exobasidium vaccinii Leaf and Flower Gall Cylindrocladium scoparium Cylindrocladium Blight and Root Rot Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Petal Blight Xylella fastidiosa or abiotic Marginal leaf necrosis Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Bud and Twig Blight Non-pathogenic (physiological — cold damage during flower... Bullhead Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust Raspberry bushy dwarf virus and related viruses Virus
Pests (23)
Tetranychidae Spider mite Otiorhynchus spp. Root weevil Choristoneura rosaceana Obliquebanded Leafroller Caloptilia azaleella Azalea leafminer Stephanitis pyrioides Azalea Lace Bug Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Black Mold Black Spot Brand canker Common canker Downy Mildew Megachile spp. Leafcutting bee Tortricidae Leafroller Schizura concinna Redhumped caterpillar Macrosiphum rosae Rose aphid Diplolepis rosae Rose galls Edwardsiana rosae Rose leafhopper Dasineura rhodophaga Rose midge Endelomyia aethiops Roseslug Thysanoptera Thrips Chloridea virescens Tobacco budworm Diabrotica undecimpunctata Western spotted cucumber beetle Nematode, Stunt