Sculptor’s Violet Desert Rose Bulbs

Adenium obesum — Sculptor’s Violet. A violet that behaves like a bonsai subject: dense internodes, a naturally rounded canopy and a caudex that thickens early, so the plant holds a sculpted shape with almost no pruning. The flowers are deep violet rose-form doubles, carried just above the foliage in waves through the warm months. In an ornate or stone-look pot it finishes as a table-centre piece, not just a plant.

What you get

• Dormant bare-root caudex with a dense, self-branching habit, visible eyes and full roots.
• Flowers the first season once nights stay above 60°F / 15°C.
• One plant per bulb ordered — each caudex grows its own character.

How to start it

• Pot: shallow and substantial — a stone-look or glazed bowl with a drainage hole. 50% cactus soil, 30% pumice, 20% coarse sand.
• Water: none for the first 7 days, then soak and let it dry out completely.
• Light: 6+ hours; rotate monthly so the canopy stays even.
• Cold: USDA 10–12 outdoors; elsewhere above 50°F / 10°C with a dry winter rest.

Violets read darkest on dull days and brightest at noon — judge the colour at midday, not in the evening. Ships dormant and bare-root, wrapped in dry sphagnum. 5–7 working days to dispatch, 8–25 working days in transit.