Adenium somalense

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Growing to a height of about 4-5ft, this succulent plant is a member of the same family as Plumeria. Its swollen, often twisted trunk is pale grey, the leaves are glossy and club-shaped, and the flowers, which appear almost continuously, are trumpet-shaped and range from white and bright pink to crimson, red. It exudes a highly toxic sap which in some places is used as a poison for arrows. Adenium is not generally grown in moist tropical gardens but is often seen as a decorative pot plant; it may also be used in rock gardens. It needs full sun and a well-drained potting mixture. Exotic multi-color varieties can be grafted on the same plant. See other exotic species of Adenium, photo gallery of exotic varieties and Thai Adeniums - milti-colored, multi-grafted.

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Similar plants:

• Adenium arabicum (Desert Rose)
• Adenium boehmianum (Desert Rose)
• Adenium hybrid (double flower) (Double Flower Desert Rose Hybrid)
• Adenium hybrid (single flower) (Desert Rose, Impala Lily, Adenium hybrids)
• Adenium multiflorum (Desert Rose)
• Adenium obesum (Desert Rose, Impala Lily)
• Adenium sp. (Adenium, Desert Rose, Impala Lily)
• Adenium sp. black hybrids (Black Desert Rose)
• Adenium sp. variegatum (Variegated Desert Rose)
• Adenium sp. yellow hybrids (Yellow Desert Rose)