The Adenium or desert rose blooms often and the flowers are longlasting. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to ...

When Sunil Kumar and Anila V visited a plant nursery in the city in 2007, one flowering species caught their attention. Finding its asking price “too high”, the couple, however, returned home ...

It is curious that this African native with its swollen and unusually shaped stem has become so popular in Chennai. But then, this desert plant has a definite preference for the sun and requires ...

Adenium obesum, or the desert rose as many know it, is a popular, tough plant and is fast appearing in many backyards. Keen gardeners who are serious about Adeniums have impressive collections of ...

In Tucson, a handful of people know the work of Mark Dimmitt, a horticulturist who breeds adeniums, a little-known succulent plant. But in Taiwan and other Asian countries, Dimmitt has almost ...

Arun Kumar Paul sent me an email from Kolkata, India, to say that he loved plants like his own life. "I have a few adenium plants," he added, "but I have little knowledge of their culture. Could you ...