Desert roses that do not need to be watered often blossom and bear fruit only in sunny places.

Desert rose is a very attractive succulent plant, because it has a swollen rhizome, but also can open a variety of flowers, larger than rose flowers, there are common deep red, white, yellow flowers, etc., it will fall leaves when the temperature is low, return to warm spring and can grow new leaves.

Desert rose is a tropical desert plant, its rhizome at the bottom of the storage of a lot of water, it needs very little water, growth process must avoid excessive frequent watering, it likes warm and dry environment all year round, water is easy to cause rotten roots.

If you want desert roses to bloom more, be sure to give as much light as possible, in addition to the summer temperature is too high to properly shade, other seasons to maintain more than eight hours of direct light a day, so as to facilitate the breeding of flowers.

To maintain a good desert rose, be sure to maintain sufficient light every day, preferably on a windowsill or balcony facing east or south.

Cultivated desert roses can be watered regularly in spring and summer. When the soil 3~5 cm below the soil surface is dry, it can be watered. When the autumn and winter season comes, it is necessary to control watering properly. Too much water can easily cause rotten roots.

Maintenance of desert rose temperature above 10 degrees is the most appropriate, winter temperature above 15 degrees is the most suitable, so that its leaves are not easy to fall, if the temperature is lower than 7 degrees below, it is easy to frostbite.

Cultivate desert roses must choose loose breathable and good drainage sandy soil, the pH of the soil should be kept at about 6.0, must choose slightly acidic soil cultivation, so as to be conducive to breeding flowers.

Desert rose can be fertilized regularly in spring and summer, and its demand for fertilizer is not too large. It can be given a slow-acting organic liquid fertilizer once a month or two.

The picture above is the fruit pod of desert rose

Desert roses can be propagated by cutting or sowing, and many friends have not seen the fruit of desert roses.

After the flowers of desert roses are successfully pollinated, they can bear seed pods. When the pods are mature, they can collect seeds. After the seeds are dried, they can be used for sowing.

However, we usually use the branches of desert roses to propagate, cut off the branches to dry the wounds, then apply some raw powder at the bottom, cut in loose and breathable sandy soil, after a few days of watering, placed in a ventilated, bright place can take root and sprout.