Desert Rose Plant Haven

I absolutely love desert rose plants—LOVE them. The catch is, I live in Kansas City, which might be the worst place to grow them. Over the past 15 years, I’ve made every mistake imaginable so you don’t have to, and I’m here to share it all to help others grow them successfully. 

I focus on cultivating Obesum and Arabicum varieties to give them a better chance of thriving in our climate. I’ve been growing them from seed just south of Kansas City for over 15 years, sometimes selling locally, sometimes not—it just depends. All my seeds come from overseas, and I grow them to adapt to our long dormancy periods. I also have a webpage where I sell desert rose seeds and occasionally plants when they’re available. 

While I admire the beauty of Arabicums, a striking Obesum never fails to catch my eye. The Dorset Horn leaves, with their curled shape, are simply adorable. The many different cultivars are stunning in both caudex shape and root structure. 

See? Just a girl who loves Adeniums.