Adenium multiflorum <br>DESERT ROSE, IMPALA LILY

Adenium multiflorum is small, succulent tree, typically 0.5-3 m tall. The flowers, which appear in winter, are typically 5-petaled and are generally deep red and white, though can be shades of pink, white, or bi-color. The two-capsuled fruits contain long, grooved, hairy brown seeds.

Sometimes called the impala lily, A. multiflorum requires full sun and excellent drainage. It is extremely drought tolerant. Though frequently used as a bonsai plant indoors, it may be grown outside in USDA hardiness zones 10 and 11.

Adenium multiflorum is a popular houseplant and bonsai in temperate regions. It requires a sunny location and a minimum indoor temperature in winter of 10 C (50 F). It thrives on a xeric watering regime as required by cacti. Adenium multiflorum is commonly propagated by seed. It is a poisonous species of flowering plant. 

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Type: Perennial, grows like a natural bonsai if grown in a pot

Hardiness zone: 10-12

Height: 50-300cm, 20-120"

Location: Sun

Seeds per packet: 10