Viewing post #1895509 by deepsouth

You are viewing a single post made by deepsouth in the thread called Desert Rose Question..
Image
Jan 25, 2019 4:29 PM CST
Name: James
North Louisiana (Zone 8b)
Adeniums Cactus and Succulents Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Growing under artificial light Ferns Garden Photography
Region: Louisiana Region: Gulf Coast Enjoys or suffers hot summers Critters Allowed Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Container Gardener
Yes - as the others have said, the plant is on the verge of dormancy ....
leaves falling off & yellowing is normal -

With-hold water for 3 months - mark the day on a calendar & resist the urge to water -
watering now can kill the plant

Since Colorado is still in the 30's to low 40's .... place your adenium indoors near a south facing window
(east or west facing window okay)

Never let your adenium freeze -

In the meantime ....here is a tried and true adenium potting mix ... but wait until spring to re-pot

Mix together:

2 Part: Coconut Coir -
1 Part: Poultry Grit (chicken grit) /or Pea Gravel
1 Part: Sand - coarse Builder's Sand, or Leveling Sand, or Horticultural Sand
1 Part:: Lump Charcoal - Break-up (crush larger pieces)
1 Part: Lava-rock – (volcanic cinders or pumice) (crush larger pieces)

Optional: mix with above

1 Part: Redwood Bark / Orchid (Phalaenopsis) Mix - Break-up, cut or crush larger stems & bark
1 Part: Perlite - coarse

In a Adenium re-potting mix pinch?
Can substitute regular Soil Mix for Coconut Coir

Can safely substitute a half and half mixture of Orchid / Phalaenopsis Soil Mix (mostly bark and rocks)
mixed with Cactus / Palm Mix
(both available in bags at most Big Box Building Stores)

« Return to the thread "Desert Rose Question."
« Return to Adeniums forum
« Return to the Garden.org homepage

Member Login:

( No account? Join now! )

Today's site banner is by Murky and is called "Canna Lily 'Tropicanna Gold'"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.