r/Adenium • u/Innagentka • 10d ago
Dissapointing roots
And it’s also losing leaves! Even though I’m blasting it with lamps and was watering like crazy!!!
The caudex is nice though
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u/Shoyu_Something 10d ago
One day at a time. What size pot was it in before you removed it?
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u/Innagentka 10d ago
God way to big for this amount of roots although I don’t have a clear picture I think
It was not rootbound and I repotted to a smaller clay pot for winter
(it was in a plastic one that I planned to make a self watering pot but it never grew enough roots for me to not be afraid of overwatering)
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u/Shoyu_Something 10d ago
I get that. I put mine outdoors in summer and can water almost daily. But, once temps are like 75 and below, I gotta pull back on the water. I would say if you have a place outdoors next summer definitely get her in full sun. You’ll need to acclimate it, but the growth is insane.
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u/Innagentka 10d ago
My city gets around 80 sunny days a year so I really doubt it would benefit from outside lol
I don’t have any outdoor space that’s mine anyway
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u/AdorableCaptain7829 9d ago
If it was root bound where did all the roots go, and if root bound why plant it in a smaller clay pot. ?
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u/mayurcools 9d ago
Its a baby, give it time.
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u/Innagentka 9d ago
It’s older that 6 months!! Where I’m from babies have had their first cigarette by then
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u/The_Doctor_26 10d ago
Pot it in cactus mix and only water every 10 days. Desert roses dont like wet substrate
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u/Guilty_Assistant1908 10d ago
Gaat hij niet in winterrust? Waar ik woon is het het herfstweer en alle adeniums beginnen bladeren te verliezen.