White, off-white flowers - Plant Encyclopedia Results (Page 7)

The first double flowered variety of Adenium that we obtained was bright red color. After growing simple pink varieties, it seemed the most exotic flower. Soon enough other colors were hybridized and white and pink double flowers came to the market. Within just a year or two after that, all the sudden all kinds of colors appeared, including striped, dotted, spotted... The rainbow of hybrid adeniums nowadays is unbelievable!

Adeniums have many spectacular hybrids. The basic culture is very similar to orchids. A small pot with excellent drainage is a must. Adeniums do not like both over-watering or drying-out. There is a little secret of how to create a weird shape of the base: lift the plant a bit every time you re-pot the plant, so that the upper part of roots will be a little exposed. The plant will form more roots that will go down. To make your plant develop a large swollen base/trunk, you'll need a good quality fertilizer. Fertilizer requirement for swelling up trunks is also used to increase flowering. It shouldn't be too high in nitrogen, the middle number should be the highest. Never apply fertilizer directly on roots and do not liquid feed when a plant is thirsty: always water first slightly to avoid root burn and leaf drop. Do not wet leaves. Adeniums need lots of light for heavy flowering. Most hybrids and species start blooming in the spring when the conditions are warm and days get longer, and continue blooming through the fall and winter in warmer climates. Adeniums like a neutral to hard water. Acidic water tends to sour the soil too fast and may cause root rot. Water plants preferably in the early morning, and allow them to drink up throughout the day. Watering can be done daily to every few days. Never allow your plants to sit in a saucer of water, but don't let them to dry out too often - this causes adeniums to go into early dormancy.

See Photo gallery of exotic varieties and Thai Adeniums - milti-colored, multi-grafted.

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Adenium 'White Rabbit' - delicate double flowers with soft white petals accented by vivid pink brushstrokes.

Adenium 'Jasmine White' is a double-flowered variety that blooms generously throughout the warm season. Its blossoms are pure snow-white with elegantly ruffled petals, giving the plant a refined, luminous appearance even from a distance.

Adenium 'Thong Suk Jai' - delicate double flowers with creamy-white petals softly brushed with pastel pink, creating a gentle and elegant look.

Adenium 'Wonderful Yellow' variegated produces creamy white double flowers with a pale yellow undertone and soft pink stripes, and has decorative variegated foliage on a compact plant.

Adenium 'White Princess' blooms with pure white double flowers with a soft creamy glow.

Adenium 'Frozen White' variegated - double white flower with delicate pale pink edges, resembling frost-kissed petals. The foliage is strikingly variegated, adding contrast and elegance to the plant.

Aechmea fasciata has silver/green bands, rose pink bracts and blue, purple or red flowers. It requires partial shade and a well-drained, but moisture-retentive soil. It can also be grown epiphytically, as, for example, with moss around its roots and wired to rough bark.

Aeonium is a genus of succulent plants in the stonecrop family, prized for its striking rosettes, architectural growth habit, and exceptional diversity of leaf colors and forms.

Most species are native to the Canary Islands, with the genus also occurring in Madeira, Morocco, and parts of East Africa. Unlike many desert succulents, aeoniums are adapted to mild winters and dry summers. They range from small branching shrubs to tree-like species several feet tall, with symmetrical rosettes at the tips of stems in shades of green, yellow, red, purple, nearly black, or variegated, depending on the species and cultivar.

Aeoniums are unusual in that they grow most actively during the cooler months and become semi-dormant in hot summer weather. Mature plants produce large conical clusters of star-shaped flowers in yellow, white, pink, or cream. Some species are monocarpic - an individual rosette dies after flowering - while others continue growing through branching stems.

These plants prefer bright light, excellent drainage, and moderate watering during active growth, requiring less summer irrigation than most garden plants and adapting well to containers. Popular species include Aeonium arboreum, A. haworthii, A. canariense, and numerous ornamental hybrids selected for unusual foliage colors and patterns.

USDA Zones 9b-11. Most species tolerate only light frost, although established plants may survive brief exposure to temperatures near 25-30F under favorable conditions.

A small, usually pendulous, monopodial epiphyte that is almost stemless. The short stem is hidden by the basal sheaths of closely set leaves. The roots are often flattened, with thin velamen, are green when wet, and have emerald green tips. Aerangis luteo-alba var. rhodosticta has yellowish white flowers with a bright orange-red column.

Cultivated plants should be kept moist during periods corresponding to the wet seasons. They should be allowed to dry slightly between waterings during the dry seasons, but should never dry out completely or be left dry for extended periods.