Adenium somalense is one of the most beautiful caudiciform plants. It grows wild in Somalia and through the Rift Valley into Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
They have a rather vertical growth habit. Leaves are thin and long, often dark green and glossy.
Depending on the area, its trunk can take different shapes from a fat shrub to a small tree (more than 4 m), differently from the similar species A. obesum whose caudex is mainly underground. The showy flowers are white-pink with a darker edge.
Cultivation |
Protected |
Plant origin |
Africa |
Presentation |
Bare root |
Botanical family |
Apocynaceae |
Light |
Sun |
Minimum winter temperature |
10 ºC to 15 ºC |
Plant type |
Woody |
Color |
Pink |
Care |
Pot |
Shape |
Shrubs |
Shape |
Succulents |