Adenium sp. 'Black Widow' ('Black Widow' Desert Rose)
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Botanical name: Adenium sp.
Common name: 'Black Widow' Desert Rose
Cultivar: Black Widow
Family: Apocynaceae
Adenium 'Black Widow' (sometimes misspelled as 'Black Window') - deep burgundy double blooms with a velvety texture and dark, almost black undertones. Flowers may open with a red tint that deepens as they mature, creating a dramatic, gothic appearance. The pale throat adds striking contrast to the shadowy petals.
Related cultivars: Adenium sp. 'Black Widow' ('Black Widow' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Amaryllis'' ('Black Amaryllis' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Asia'' ('Black Asia' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Border'' ('Black Border' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Boy'' ('Black Boy' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Magic'' ('Black Magic' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Purple'' ('Black Purple' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Rahu'' ('Black Rahu' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Sheep'' ('Black Sheep' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Black Swan'' ('Black Swan' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Chok Dee'' ('Chok Dee' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Dang Hassadee'' ('Dang Hassadee' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Good Night'' ('Good Night' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Immortality'' ('Immortality' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''King Of Purple'' ('King of Purple' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Lovely Black'' ('Lovely Black' Desertr Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Miss Ninja'' ('Miss Ninja' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Moung Kusuma'' ('Moung Kusuma' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Moung Mongkol'' ('Moung Mongkol' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Purple Ruby'' ('Purple Ruby' Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. ''Ram Ruay''
Similar plants: Adenium sp. 'Black Widow' ('Black Widow' Desert Rose)
- Adenium arabicum (Desert Rose)
- Adenium boehmianum (Desert Rose)
- Adenium multiflorum (Desert Rose)
- Adenium obesum (Desert Rose)
- Adenium somalense (Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. 'Dark-colored Flower' (Black Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. 'Yellow Flower' (Yellow Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. (Adenium)
- Adenium sp. 'Variegatum' (Variegated Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. 'Single Flower' (Desert Rose)
- Adenium sp. 'Double Flower' (Double Flower Desert Rose Hybrid)
- Adenium swazicum (Desert Rose)
Adenium 'Black Widow'
Adenium 'Black Widow' -velvety double bloom with deep burgundy to near-black petals and a pale contrasting throat.
Link to this plant:
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Black Widow (sometimes misspelled as Black Window) features deep, dark petals that fade to rich red at the edges, creating a dramatic, almost sinister appearance. The flower's intricate ruffled edges and bold colors make it stand out with a mysterious allure, much like its namesake. A striking and captivating addition to your garden, this bloom is both powerful and elegant.
Black colored adeniums start as reddish color buds, flower opens as red-black and darkens as matures. See picture of stages: darkening of black adenium flower.
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Adenium Soilless Mix
Succulent Care. This plant is shipped bare-rooted. Plant it in well-drained soil mix, water and keep in warm (75-80F) place in filtered light. Let soil dry between waterings.
Black colored adeniums start as reddish color buds, flower opens as red-black and darkens as matures. See picture of stages: darkening of black adenium flower.
Recommended Supplies: SUNSHINE Megaflor - Bloom Nutrition Booster
SUNSHINE-Epi - Caudex booster
Adenium Soilless Mix
Succulent Care. This plant is shipped bare-rooted. Plant it in well-drained soil mix, water and keep in warm (75-80F) place in filtered light. Let soil dry between waterings.
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