Desert rose. A different rose.

Desert rose, in fact, it is not a rose growing in desert areas, and it has no close relationship or resemblance to roses. Also known as Tian Baohua, Apocynaceae, which is a plant of Apocynaceae. Tianbao flower is a succulent plant, also known as succulent plant. Succulent shrubs or small trees, up to 4.5 m; trunk swollen. Leaves alternate, apical, Obovate to elliptic, 15cm long, entire, apex obtuse and mucronate, fleshy, subsessile. Like high temperature, dry and sunny environment, heat-resistant, not cold-resistant, named desert rose because its origin is close to desert and as red as rose. Kenya and Tanzania, which originated in Africa, are beautiful when they are in full bloom and are often cultivated and ornamental.

Succulent shrubs or small trees, up to 4.5 m; trunk swollen. Leaves alternate, apical, Obovate to elliptic, 15cm long, entire, apex obtuse and mucronate, fleshy, subsessile. Corolla funnelform, pubescent outside, 5-lobed, ca. 5cm in diam., outer margin red to pink, middle color light, lobes margin undulate; terminal corymb. Desert roses are shaped like trumpets, rose-red and very gorgeous. Umbels are clumps of brilliant flowers that blossom throughout the year. The desert rose is named because its origin is close to the desert and as red as a rose.

Desert rose simple leaves alternate, Obovate, tip acute, 8 cm ~ 10 cm long, 2 cm ~ 4 cm wide, leathery, glossy, dark green ventral, grayish green abaxially, entire. Raceme, terminal, with more than 10 flowers, trumpet-shaped, 6 cm ~ 8 cm long; Corolla 5-lobed, with rose, pink, white and complex colors. The flowering period of desert rose is from May to December, and the flowers are red, rose, pink, white and so on. It is easy to bear fruit in greenhouse cultivation in the south. The seeds are white pilose, which can help them spread in flight.

Commonly used cutting, grafting and striping propagation, can also be sown. Cuttings, best in summer, select 1-2-year-old branches, the top branches are the best, cut into 10 cm long, wait for the incision to dry and then put them in the sand bed, and take root about 3-4 weeks after cutting. Grafting, using oleander as rootstock, split grafting method in summer, after survival, the plant grows healthily and blossoms easily. Striping, often using the high-altitude striping method in summer, cut off 2 big 3 on the sturdy branches, first filled with moss and then bandaged with plastic film, rooting for about 25 days, and cut off the potted plant 45 days later. Sowing in summer, the germination temperature is 21 ℃.