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.
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