Adenium obesum


  Family: Apocynaceae     Origin: wide spread in east and central Africa

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If it’s raw caudex power you’re after, then this tops the list. Its name literally means “fat” and in time the caudex becomes huge. Our clone is particularly aggressive. obesum pair.jpg (11770 bytes)
Typical young 2 year old plants

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flower detail