Adenium

Updating the Adenium blooms in the CG .....
They have been growing here for about a year and the recent hot spell forced them to bloom.

The Adenium Flowered at 17th Month

Finally got to see the adenium bloom ..... :-)

Adenium Update 17th Month

Finally after waiting for 17 months the first signs of an adenium bloom surfaced. I believe there are a couple more coming up too. Rejoice!
Just for the record .... this batch of adeniums had undergone a couple of times being botak because of caterpillar attack. This is especially so during the rainy season cos' usually after the rains the butterflies would come to lay their eggs on the leaves.

Adenium Update 13th Month

I had changed their pots to a bigger size and fertilized them with vermicompost and the latest flowering fertilizer but they are still not flowering yet. So Just got to wait a little while longer.

Meanwhile check out their caudex. They are getting bigger by the day and very soon I will have to change pots again. Maybe this time round I will wait a little longer to get them to root bound the pots so that they have a chance to flower first .... stay tune!

Adenium Update 10th Month

Leaves are growing healthy but still not blooming yet. Maybe I would need to add some MSG into their fertilizing routine. Let's see how long more to bloom the flower.

Missing adenium B ( 9th Month )

This has happened before with my other plants in the CG but this baby taken is especially painful cos' I've yet to see the fruitation of the adenium growing project. It is a passion to want to grow them and then see them flower. HAIZ!

The ade babies have definitely matured after moving them into bigger pots and the fertilizer feeding with Be-1 and chix dung have done their work in making the foliage greener.

Adenium Update 8th Mth

Updating them in their new homes .... 8 mths old babies. I have labelled them in the hope of being able to follow the progress of the babies more meticulouly cos' sometimes I get them mixed up ... LOL

Adenium Update 7th Mth.

I believe it's time for them to shift "house" again. Their caudex are getting fatter by the days ... :-)

Adenium Update 6th Mth.

These had been fed a round of chix poo . The caudex of each are definitely getting fatter by the day and they are as thick as my right thumb and fingers ... LOL

Adenium Update 5th Mth.

Here's an update about a month later ..... the seedlings have branched off after getting their top chopped. Oh how I love the bushy leave effect at this moment. They do look kinda cute. I heard that it takes about nine months for the plant to grow from seedling to the flowering stage. So I got to wait till about end Feb. 2010 before I can see any flowers from mine ... that is if they can survive till then.

Adenium Update 4th Mth.

I participated in an adenium growing project organised by the GCS forum group. Received the seeds and germinated them in May this year. Five of them managed to survive till this growing stage. The seedlings here were four months old and they had just shifted to a bigger 'house'. Will be putting them in the CG to receive full sun for at least half a day ... rain or shine.