On May 28, Pieter had a surprise for me in the greenhouse. The Adenium obesum Desert Rose was blooming! We used to have this on the window sill in the bay window area but since it is a poisonous plant for pets, it had to go to the greenhouse... As much as I love plants; I love our felines even more! In Africa its toxic sap from the roots and stems is used as arrow poison. It is native to the Sahel regions, south of the Sahara (from Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan), and tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa and Arabia.
As a matter of fact, Travel - Fashion - Lifestyle blogger friend Tammy Lau from Edgymix did show them in their natural environment in one of her posts: The Most Alien Place on Earth-Socotra isolated from mainland Yemen you can view them in the top photo, above the subject line.
It is happily blooming inside our greenhouse! Quite a Surprise...
They do have lovely flowers!
Related link:
Adenium obesum | Wikipedia
what a unique plant! it is very neat and very pretty! even if toxic!
ReplyDeleteDearest Theresa,
DeleteIt sure is very pretty and VERY unique!
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Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletethis is really a wonderful, interesting and unique plant with wonderful flowers!
Happy week to you,
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Claudia
Dearest Claudia,
DeleteIndeed very unique and quite interesting. Flowers look stunning.
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Mariette
Good morning dear Mariette
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DeleteDanke, es macht Freude um meine Leser immer mit nehmen zu können und Blüten zeigen zu können die sie sonst vieleicht nie sehen würden.
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Mariette
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful flower!!!A unique plant indeed!!!
I like the pink-white color!!!Thank you for sharing!!
Have a lovely day!!!Hugs!!
Dimi...
Dearest Dimi,
DeleteIt is a beauty and her colors in pink-white are striking!
You're quite welcome, I love to share our flowers with all of you and glad you enjoy them.
Hugs and wishing you a lovely evening.
Mariette
Wowww wat een mooie !!!..liefs Ria...x !
ReplyDeleteDearest Ria,
DeleteThis sure is a WOW plant with striking flowers.
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Mariette
Beautiful, What a strange plant!
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Dearest Marina,
DeleteIt is from the African and Arabian desert and most unknown to the general public. But she is a beauty!
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Mariette
Wat leuk dat hij bloeit, wist niet dat woestijnplanten dat konden. Mooie bloemen.
ReplyDeleteBeste Marianne,
DeleteJa, alle woestijnplanten bloeien omdat het hun overlevings cycle is door zaad te produceren! Google maar eens naar 'The desert blooms' dan kun je met verbázing naar al de prachtige bloemen kleuren kijken!
Liefs,
Mariette
That is not a plant I am familiar with at all. I don't think we have it here in Australia. It has a beautiful flower.
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Dearest Kay,
DeleteGuess that somewhere it will be on the market as well, as a potting plant. They certainly are not native to Australia, neither to the USA but they get imported as exotic potting plants.
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebe Mariette,
ReplyDeletewas für prächtige Blüten. Du und Pieter, ihr habt wirklich einen grünen Daumen.
Schöne Grüße,
Johanna
Liebe Johanna,
DeleteIn solch schöne Blüten kann man sich ja nur verlieben und es ist ein Erreichnis wenn sie zum zweiten Mal blüht!
Lieber Gruss,
Mariette
Cara Mariette è bellissima,adoro la vostra serra!!
ReplyDeleteUn abbraccio caloroso cara amica!!
Sabry!!
Cara Sabry,
DeleteGrazie per adorare la nostra serra e questi fiori. Senza serra non possono sopravvivere in inverno...
Anche ti do un grande abbraccio indietro!
Mariette
Dearest Mariette thank you for sharing another beauty!Each time I visit - your darling flowers always bring a smile to my face and make the day a bit more wonderful. Hugs and blessings, C. (HHL)
ReplyDeleteDearest Celia,
DeleteSo glad you enjoy our beauties. They have only a very short life and therefore it is worthwhile capturing them on camera for sharing with all my readers worldwide.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Hi Mariette this is a very beautiful and unique looking flower! It's so beautiful that can't imagine it's toxic!
ReplyDeleteDearest Tamago,
DeleteLooks can be deceiving we all know that... and in this case it is about the plant being toxic. Too bad but for the sake of our fur babies its best they remain inside the greenhouse! Still we get to enjoy their beauty.
Hugs,
Mariette
Liebste Mariette,
ReplyDeleteich bin immer wieder überrascht, was für Blüten
du uns zeigst, die wirklich bislang nicht bekannt waren.
Du machst dir immer so viel Arbeit mit den Fotos und den
Erläuterungen. Dafür möchte ich dir hier an dieser Stelle
auch mal Danke sagen.
Liebe Grüße schickt Dir
Irmi
Liebe Irmi,
DeleteJa so muss man auch bedenken das die Markt in der USA soviele Malen grösser ist als welches Land auch, also hier gibt es schneller etwas neues. Diese Blüten sind sehr schön und es ist toll dass sie als Topfpflanze angeboten werden! So brauchen wir nicht in die afrikanische Wüste zu reisen...
Lieber Gruss und kein Dank; es macht mir sehr viel Freude es zu teilen!
Mariette
GREAT POST :) I LOVE flowers and my mother used to have that flower you have.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my new post..cute Swedish balonies:)
have a great day dear :)
LOVE Maria at inredningsvis - inredning it's, Swedish for decor :)
Dearest Maria,
DeleteThanks for your visit and great that your Mother had the same flower.
I did check out your cute Swedish balconies and they look inviting and cozy with the rug, pillows and blankets + tea lights.
Great for spending time with friends that way.
Hugs to you,
Mariette
I love flowers and i'm happy to find here always beautiful pictures! Unfortunately I guess we have different climate...but it's nice to see each other different type of plants!
ReplyDeleteDearest Annette,
DeleteIndeed we do have a different climate as we are at the latitude of North Africa... But nevertheless, it is always nice to share exotic plants!
Hugs to you,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteHow very kind and sweet of you to remember Marcels birthday, thank you.
I can see why you must have been excited that your desert rose was flowering and that you have placed it in your green house. - it is pretty.
Hope to be back blogging next week - we are at Nice until Thursday when we travel back to Paris on the TGV and then fly home on Saturday. Having a great time and we have been so lucky - the weather has been gorgeous and only one wet day. Hope all is well with you and wishing you a lovely week
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Carolyn
Dearest Carolyn,
DeleteGlad to hear that your trip has been going smooth and as planned! Don't know if Marcel is with you but otherwise you will have to celebrate once you're back in New Zealand!
Hugs to you both!
Mariette
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeleteThe Adenium obesum desent rose was blooming lifestyle blogger friend TAMMY Lau. traval fashion it is happily blooming inside our green house!
Pieter has surpurise for you in the green house.
Thank you very much for your comment much appreciated.
Best to you and lots of love!
Michiko
Dearest Michiko,
DeleteGlad you got to visit and see this exotic blooming plant.
You are quite welcome; you know I do admire your strength and always will come over to visit you.
Hugs,
Mariette
Pretty and different I have not seen a plant like it before
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
DeleteYes, it is quite different and this pretty flower is not native in your Australia region.
Hugs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette;
ReplyDeleteI checked the flower with PC and found that it is a kid of "Apocynaceae" and flowering plant in the dogbane family. Haha, I thought it is funny that rose family had poisonous kind p;) Thank you so much for showing us another rare flower♡♡♡ Sure similar lovely flower with oleander.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*
Dearest Miyako,
DeleteIndeed, it does belong to this huge family and group of dogbane plants. Botanical names and sub species are interesting!
The oleander is poisonous too!
Lots of love and hugs,
Mariette
Dear Mariette Morning
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Dear Marietta & Paul,
DeleteYou both are quite welcome!
Mariette
Wat een fijne verrassing!
ReplyDeleteGroetjes Janny
Lieve Janny,
DeleteEen mooie bloem inderdaad!
Liefs,
Mariette
Dearest Mariette ,what a lovely flower !!!It's hard to believe that its sap
ReplyDeleteis used as arrow poison !!!!! Thank you for sharing all this interesting information about flowers !!!! I love your photos!!!!
Hugs, Niki
Dearest Niki,
DeleteOh, there are so many interesting facts in nature that we usually don't think about. We love to keep this exotic plant just for its striking flowers! Too bad it has been used for arrow poisoning...
Hugs,
Mariette
So beautiful and so danger... incredible flower!
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Dearest Serena,
DeleteIndeed, beauty goes hand in hand here with danger...
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Mariette