adenium indoor plant Adenium (Any Color) Plant Self Watering Pot — Plan A Plant

Description

Narrow, bell-shaped, salverform flowers (to 2" across), each with five spreading lobes and five protruding stamens, are red, pink or rose with white to pale yellow throats. In the wild, flowers bloom in summer with some irregular continued bloom throughout the year.

Succulent shrub with a swollen base known as a caudex. Smooth, glossy green leaves are obovate with entire leaf margin and truncate or rounded leaf apex. Leaves are spirally arranged. Flowers are tubular with 5 oval-shaped lobes that are flared and perpendicular to the floral tube axis (known as salverform).

Plant Constituents

1. Grafted Adinium Plant
2. 5" Recyclable plastic pot
3. Healthy soil mix
4. Description Tag

Plant care

• Watering: Water adeniums every 7–10 days, and let the soil dry out. Water more frequently during the warm season, especially in bright light. Water less frequently in cooler temperatures.
• Light: Place adeniums in a well-lit windowsill, but out of direct sunlight. A south- or west-facing wall is ideal.
• Temperature: High temperatures and full sun require more water.
• Growth: Water sparingly during slow growth periods. Increase watering when temperatures and day length increase, and new growth is visible.
• Seeds: Keep seeds moist while germinating.

Benefits

• Low maintenance
• Adeniums can thrive in a variety of climates and soil types. They also require minimal pruning.
• Medicinal properties

  Adeniums have been used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including
• Good luck plant

  In Chinese culture, Adenium is called the wealth plant and is used widely for the Chinese Spring Festival celebrations.
• Sap

  The sap in the roots and stems of Adenium obesum contains cardiac glycosides. This sap is used as arrow poison for hunting large game throughout much of Africa and as a fish toxin.