Desert Rose

Adenium obesum

Apocynaceae · broadleaf evergreen shrub · introduced

Last updated March 8, 2026

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Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

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