Adenium “ Grafted” (Sabi Star/Desert Rose/Impala Lily/Kudu/Mock Azalea)

Adenium plants are very popular due to their varied flower types. Rosy adeniums are ones with multiple layers of petals. Rosy desert rose plants are hybrid created using cross-pollination for the most part to get the usual colors and petals. The Adenium is one of the most grafted ornamental plants in Asia, and for good reason. So many beautiful varieties of interesting colors, patterns, and forms have come about.

Grafting is taking a branch from a known flower type adenium plant and attaching it to a standard adenium rootstock (base). The flowers from the grafted branch will produce the same flowers as the parent desert rose plant. Yes, sometimes a regular adenium seed will produce a non-standard flower type but it’s very unusual.