Adenium Cultivation and uses Adenium obesum is grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. Numerous hybrids have been developed. Adeniums are appreciated for their colorful flowers, but also for their more...

Crown of thorns makes a comeback By Rick Schoellhorn An old favorite is making a comeback in the nursery industry. Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns) has, like many old-fashioned plants, gotten a face-lift — new colors, more...

Ethephon Forces Plumeria for Winter Flowering A plumeria lei is a traditional greeting among bothresidents and tourists in Hawaii. As a lei flower,plumeria is much underestimated in terms of its valuein the floriculture industry, because many more...

The Desert Rose(Adenium Obesum) Prepared by John McLaughlin* and Joe Garofalo* Perhaps the principal misconception about desert rose concerns the perceived difficulties associated with growing the plant in a wet and warm cli more...

Euphorbia Milli Information Euphorbia millii A native to Madagascar, is a succulent, with thick, fleshy stems adapted for water storage. The stems are 5-7 sided, greyish-brown, branched & up to 2-3' in height, wi more...

Palm and Cycad Information Palm : common name for members of the Palmae, a large family of chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines. Most species are treelike, characterized by a crown of compound leaves, called fronds, ter more...

Questions on Hoya Q: What does water sparingly mean regarding hoya plants? I have two plants. One never has bloomed, but I was told it takes seven years for it to bloom. I am not sure if that is true. The other plan more...

How to Grow the Desert Rose The Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) is a perennial succulent that's native to Arabia’s semi-arid regions and eastern as well as western tropical Africa. These are shrubby-tree type plant more...

Euphorbia Milii The crown-of-thorns (Euphorbia milii) has long been a staple crop of nursery-growers in the sub - tropics & tropics, although its use in South Florida landscapes has declined over t more...

Euphorbia Lactea Euphorbia lactea or Candelabra plant, a native of India, is a cactus-like plant with 3- or 4-angled branches that are deeply scalloped with black spines. It is used medicinally in India as a hot ja more...