Pastel Triad Desert Rose Bulbs

Adenium obesum — Pastel Triad. Where Tri-Colour Crown is the loud one, this is its quieter sibling: peach, lavender and cream doubles that open together but blend instead of contrast, so the plant reads like a watercolour rather than a bouquet. The caudex stays compact and the branching is naturally full, which is why this variety fills a wide bowl pot better than most.

What you get

• Dormant bare-root caudex with a naturally full branch structure, visible eyes and intact roots.
• Three pastel shades on one plant from the first proper flush.
• One plant per bulb ordered — order 2 and pair them in matching pots.

How to start it

• Pot: a wide bowl or bonsai dish with drainage suits the branching. 50% cactus soil, 30% pumice, 20% coarse sand.
• Water: dry for the first 7 days, then soak-and-dry cycles.
• Light: 6+ hours. Gentle morning sun plus bright afternoon keeps pastels soft.
• Cold: USDA 10–12 outdoors; elsewhere above 50°F / 10°C.

Pastels wash toward cream in strong sun and deepen in cooler weeks — expect the balance to move through the season. Ships dormant and bare-root, wrapped in dry sphagnum. 5–7 working days to dispatch, 8–25 working days in transit.