In late winter 2025, botanists and field researchers documented an extraordinary bloom of the Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) in Namibia’s Namib Desert. This succulent plant, usually known for its ...

The desert rose (Adenium obesum) is a slow-growing plant, only growing about 12 inches per year. Desert rose is often used as a bonsai plant thanks to its thick succulent trunk, thin and delicate ...

Ever dreamt of growing a garden in a desert? Then get ready to bring home a desert rose (Adenium)! Native to Sahel regions in Sahara, Adenium comes in a lot of varieties, but the variety that you can ...

Adenium obesum, or the desert rose as many know it, is a popular, tough plant and is fast appearing in many backyards. Keen gardeners who are serious about Adeniums have impressive collections of ...

Continuous rains brought on by a succession of tropical depressions in the Philippines prompted a friend in Manila to send me a message of distress. "It has been raining for the past weeks and the sun ...

Q: I have a 2-foot-tall adenium that is in great shape. It blooms beautifully but only once a year. What can I do to make it rebloom? Will cosmos bloom continuously in our horrible summers? Do they ...

On a sunny Thursday afternoon along Kiambu’s northern bypass, Leakey Wachira carefully arranges his prized desert roses under makeshift umbrellas. His roadside nursery is bursting with vibrant blooms.

THE ‘Desert Rose’ is not exactly a rose, although it has that familiar rosy scent. I saw some new varieties… ...