How to Care for Adenium Plant
Adenium plant is also known as desert rose plant so from the name itself it says that it is a dry region plant. Desert means where water is very little available or the rainfall is very little, so by default plants don't require much water to survive in simple words we can say the adenium plant requires very little water and lots of sunlight.
The adenium plant requires minimum sunlight of 5-6 hours for good growth & lots of flowers, keeping the plant in full sunlight will protect it from fungus and root rot problems.
Tips & Tricks to Adenium Plant
1) Adenium Soil Mixture:
Adenium plant is the desert plant and in the desert, soil is rarely found and sand is the only source for plant growth and nutrients, so if you want to have an Adenium plant in your garden area, you have to make a porous soil mixture.
* If you are living in an area where the hot temperature is primary then you have to use 50% Soil & 50% Sand.
* If you are living area where the cold temperature is the primary then you have to use 40% Soil & 60% Sand.
Sand will not allow extra water to hold and if no extra water then no root rot will happen, root rot is the most common problem with adenium plants, so always try to add sand to the soil mix so that we can make well-draining potting soil mix for our adenium plant.
2) Adenium Water Requirement:
Desert Rose or adenium plant is a sun-loving plant that requires very little water we don't have to give water every day. Instead, we can give water every 5-6 days and this is the best practice for the adenium plant this rule will change if we are living in a hot climate.
* Give water every 5-6 days and maintain this time gap as excess water will damage the adenium root system and will allow the fungus to grow.
* Fill the pot with water after every 20 days so every single root system gets the required water, and after this don't give water to your plant for a few days.
* In cold type of climate 10-15 days is good for giving water this will protect adenium plant roots and we can always add fungicide in water (1 tablespoon in 1-2 ltr. of water.)
3) Adenium Sunlight Requirement:
Sunlight is the basic requirement for the adenium plant for its growth and overall development of roots, stems and leaves. Sunlight in the winter season is a must so that the adenium plant can bloom and maintain healthy roots, this practice is done because in winter water takes time to evaporate and will stay in the pot for a longer time so keeping the adenium plant in full sunlight and also giving less water. This will save our adenium plant for a longer time. Also, it will help Adenium to bloom more flowers.
* Giving sunlight to the Adenium plant for at least 5-7 hours in winter & less water compared to the summer season.
* In the summer season you can give a minimum of 3 hours or full-day sunlight as it is an outdoor plant.
4) Adenium plant pot selection:
The best pot for the Adenium plant is to go for any size or shape as it can grow in any pot size but it will look good in the wider one and with less height, it will look good in the less height pot as roots become thick and visible which add beauty to our adenium plant as they store water in there roots system.
a) Pot selection Short in height and wider in shape (looks beautiful when Adenium roots are visible).
b) Adenium soil mixture must be correct as mentioned above for great root development.
5) Fungicide Spray:
Fungus attack on roots and stems is a very common problem for the adenium plant so we have to spray fungicide every 15-30 days also we can spray fungicide on plant leaves & stems. Fungicides play a very important role in adenium plant care as fungicides will not allow the fungus to grow on plants.
Conclusion:
Adenium plants are very hardy plants we just have to take care of water, and they can survive for hundreds of years. Adenium must be kept outdoors to get maximum sunlight and good growth.
Bonus tip: To get maximum flowering we can give DAP fertilizer once every 2 months.
