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Sep 23, 2019 10:04 AM CST
Name: James
North Louisiana (Zone 8b)
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Region: Louisiana Region: Gulf Coast Enjoys or suffers hot summers Critters Allowed Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Container Gardener
I agree

with what they said

might also add, the potting media needs to be more grittier & chunkier - and the plant is too small for the pot

have copied your picture and have added a few lines indicating where I prune this adenium .....

Thumb of 2019-09-23/deepsouth/aed81e

but before pruning off anything ... study the plant ...turn the pot - or walk around it .....ask yourself, can those imaginary lines be moved up or down on each of the limbs ??

the objective of pruning is to remove limbs that touch or rub other limbs - that cross other limbs - remove damaged limbs - pruning also is used to shape the plant -

from those pruning cuts new growth will emerge - from 1 to 5 new stems .... new stems means new stem tips ...more stem tips means more flowers

the cut stems will heal over in 3 to 5 years

as for repotting - here is a tried and true adenium mix that I have used for years ..... some of it may, or may not be easy to find ... but check with big box stores or online

Mix together:

1 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 (sift out fine silt)
1 Part:: Lump Charcoal - Break-up (crush larger pieces) (sift out fine silt)
1 Part: Lava-rock – (volcanic cinders or pumice) (crush larger pieces) (sift out fine silt and the clay like material found in retail bags)

Optional: mix with above:

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

Unable to find Coconut Coir ?? - substitute a 3 part mixture of 1 part regular potting mix - 1 part Orchid / Phalaenopsis Soil Mix (mostly bark and rocks) and 1 part Cactus / Palm Mix

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