Re: Desert Rose

Yeah, they are something, aren't they. Colors range from white to almost-purple. Most of them are grafted with top wood from the Philippines. Part of their charm is they are fat plants--they have an enlarged caudex--but only seedlings develop the enlarged caudex [which is why most are grafted]. Cuttings just produce skinny plants. This one set seeds a year or so ago, and I sent the seeds--which are like dandelion fluff--to a friend to try to germinate. Don't know what became of them.


On Apr 23, 2005, at 8:46 PM, Kitty wrote:

Are you going to tell me those are REAL? Looks more like Georgia O'Keefe
made a visit to your camera! Wow!

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:18 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Desert Rose


Our big, old desert rose is in full bloom right now. All of the smaller
ones are also, but this one must have a hundred flowers.

http://tinyurl.com/86n3o


Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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