Cultivation Details
A plant of semi-arid and arid areas of the subtropics and tropics, found at elevations up to 1,200 metres. Plants are intolerant of frost[2]. Requires a sunny position in a very well-drained soil[3]. Established plants are very drought resistant[2]. A slow-growing plant[1].
Propagation
Seed - germinates readily and rapidly at temperatures around 27 - 35°c[2, 1]. The plant is easily propagated from stem cuttings. Take 10 - 22cm long cutting, seal the ends or dip them in a rot-preventing mixture. They can also be dusted with a hormone powder and then left to dry out for about a week. Plant the cuttings in a very well-drained, sandy compost, but start watering only after root development is noticed[2]. The plant can be grafted onto the roots of Nerium oleander. Such grafted plants are more tolerant of moisture in the soil[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-19. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adenium+oleifolium>
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References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [3]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.