Adenium obesum 'Shocking Pink Dok Lai' (Shocking Pink Dok Lai Adenium)


Botanical Information

FamilyApocynaceae
GenusAdenium
Speciesobesum
Cultivar'Shocking Pink Dok Lai'
CategoryTropicals
TypeShrub (evergreen)

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone10b - 12
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness ZoneRequires cold season protection under glass.
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH1b - H2
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)1 - 15
Temperature (°F)33.8 - 59
GrowthSlow
Flowering PeriodApril

Description and Growing Information

LandscapeUsually grown indoors as a houseplant or bonsai.
PropagationBy grafting onto seedling rootstock.
CultivationIt requires a sunny location and a minimum indoor temperature in winter of 10 °C . It thrives on a xeric watering regime as required by cacti.
Notable SpecimensRoyal Park Rajapruek, Mae Hia, Thailand.
HabitatHorticultural origin
Leaf DescriptionThe leaves are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture, 5–15 cm long and 1–8 cm broad.
Flower DescriptionA tubular pink flower, 2–5 cm long, with the outer portion 4–6 cm diameter with five petals.

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