Desert Rose

Adenium obesum

Apocynaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height

5 ft

Hardiness

Zone Zones 10–10

Bloom Time

Seasonal bloomer

Origin

tropical Africa, Arabia

Diseases (14)

Root Rot (Phytophthora spp.)

Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew

Ovulinia azaleae Ovulinia Petal Blight

Non-pathogenic (iron deficiency) Lime-induced Chlorosis

Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot

Exobasidium vaccinii Leaf and Flower Gall

Cylindrocladium scoparium Cylindrocladium Blight and Root Rot

Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Petal Blight

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

Various plant viruses (Raspberry bushy dwarf virus, Straw... Virus