topic Re: Desert Rose in Garden

Desert Rose

Kachina624 — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:12:43 GMT

Seems like I just saw a thread on this subject but can't find it. It's one of the exotics that Roberta's sells. I bought one last fall from Zulily. I put it in front of my patio slider. There's a dog door nearby and has soon as cold air from the drafty door hit the plant, the leaves shriveled and died. I figured the plant was dead and didn't water it at all all winter. I looked at it yesterday and noticed new leaves coming in along the main stem. If this thing flourishes, it will truly be a miracle.

Re: Desert Rose

Nightowlz — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 20:34:34 GMT

Since it's a succulent it retains water like a Cactus.

It needs to be moist spring/summer & not as much water in the fall. It's dormant in the winter.

It likes the heat but not the hot afternoon sun on it.

Re: Desert Rose

Kachina624 — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:02:17 GMT

@Nightowlz. Guess I'd better start watering it. Interested to see what happens.

Re: Desert Rose

kaktusgirl — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:54:07 GMT

I have bought one 2 years ago and it still didn't give flowers. I even put some fertilizer in the pot and still nothing...Oh, I did have a bud on it but then died...The plant is growing but not flowers..I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Re: Desert Rose

IdahoGram — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:03:03 GMT

I bought one two years ago as well. It gets alot of leaves which fall off in the winter so hoping for some blooms thisn summer. Since I live in Idaho and it gets pretty cold in the winter I bring it in and place it in a bedroom away from the heater vent but where it gets plenty of sunlight. I water it about every six weeks in the winter. As soon as it starts getting fairly warm I move it outside in a protected area and not in the hot direct sun. It did well last summer and grew well, but no blooms. I'm hoping this summer we'll finally get some flowers, keeping my fingers crossed.

Re: Desert Rose

Kachina624 — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 00:00:13 GMT

When flowering plants don't bloom, it's often because they dont get enough sunlight. Something I read said they need full sun; showed them growing in desert-like conditions.

Re: Desert Rose

kaktusgirl — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:57:19 GMT

I'm from Pennsylvania and I too put my plants outside once it gets warm and then bring the plants back in once it starts getting cold outside. I have cactus plants.

Re: Desert Rose

Zhills — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 12:25:24 GMT

@Kachina624

Desert Rose thread

Re: Desert Rose

Kachina624 — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 05:49:33 GMT

Thanks for posting that @Zhills. I think the secret to this plant is to not over water it. It looks like it came from a coastal desert enviroment and they stress that it's drought tolerant.

Re: Desert Rose

grams2 — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 02:32:56 GMT

My desert rose didn't bloom for the first 2 yrs. but this year it is covered in white blooms and beautiful. I have 5 and it is the only one blooming now. They all have kept their leaves thru the winter and I only gave them an ounce of water twice thru the winter.