Adenium bohemianum

Adenium bohemianum:

A clone of Adenium bohemianum with dark magenta pink flowers. Other clones have much lighter flowers.

A peculiar species, with flowers similar to A. swazicum but very broad leaves, long periods of dormancy and poor flowering characteristics. We grow a few plants but have never tried to use it in any crosses. I know of one or two hybrids that seem to have A. bohemianum as a parent. Has never set seed for me.

Adenium oleifolium:
I have tried growing this several times from seed but the plants always rot during the monsoon. In my experience they are not slow growing but maybe the fast growth under my conditions made them so susceptible to rot. In future I would try and grow them slowly in low nutrient conditions.

Family:	Apocynaceae
Habitat:	Namibia and Angola
Soil:	Mix
Water:	Medium
Sun:	Maximum
Thickness:	50 centimetres
Height:	175 centimetres
Flower:	Pink-Deep Pink
Reproduction:	Seeds
Pop names:	-
Synonyms:	A. b. var. s.:Adenium swazicum Otto Stapf 1907
Got it from:	-
Year:	-

It is found in the western part og southern Africa, from Namibia to Angola, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex disappears with age. The plant can grow up to 175 centimetres or more.

This is A. b. var. swazicum.