365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Adenium "Star Cluster"
Day 239: Although Adenium "Star Cluster" bears smaller blossoms than many other Adeniums, it makes up for it in sheer numbers. This time around, the stems have produced a succession of flowers lasting over a month. This is where the Adeniums excel as houseplants: showy displays of outsized blooms. They spend the rest of the year looking like sticks in a pot, or with only a few leaves at the top of a foot-high stalk. In my experience with the cultivars, the leaves drop a little before flowering begins and foliage production resumes once the blooming period is over. It's a trade-off I'm willing to accept for a month of spectacular floriferousness (and yes, that's really a word). But mind that you do not over-water them. They do not take well to having wet feet. Fertilize only during the active growth period, using a slow-release, balanced product at 1/4-1/2 strength.
Labels:
Adenium obesum "Star Cluster",
houseplants
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