Adenium arabicum is a species of plant commonly cultivated for bonsai, cultivated for its leaves, growth form and flowering characteristics. The leaves of this species have a gracious surface, somewhat broad with distinct version when compared to the standard type. Leaves also tend to be larger and somewhat more leathery in appearance. Growth form is always squat and fat with a definite caudex without much differentiation between trunk and branches. Skin also somewhat more colored in purple to dark brown color. Flowers range from pink to reddish pink.
Adenium arabicum has many characters. Mostly they have been identified with leaves, flowers, caudex skin and branch internodes which have 9 characters.
Shiny Leaves, Pink Flowers, and Brown Caudex: Shiny leaves on top and bottom leaves, flowers are pink and very productive, caudex skin is dark brown, and consist of many branch internodes on branches especially on top. Flower petals are also sparkling when hit the sunlight.
Leathery Leaves, Red Flowers, and Dark Brown Caudex: The special characteristics is black branches and has many joints on every branch especially on the top. The stem skin is very distinctive wrinkle like old elephant's skin. Flower are deep pink to red. Leaves are look differentiate from other Arabicums. Leaves are curve at the top and fold up. Leave's line are very clear with white or some can have red middle line, leave color is kind of soft green and thicker. Top branch to top of caudex has many joints and wrinkles like skin of elephant.
Leathery Leaves, Soft Pink Flowers, and Reddish Brown Caudex: Caudex begins black from the root base to end of branch. The caudex is flat base style which root spread aroung like octopus. There are many joints and buttons around caudex base and also up to the top of branches. Leaves are wider, thinner and sharper at ending. The leave bone is clear with white. Some also have red line start with stem of leaves. Flowers are very productive with star form and soft sweet pink petal They are curved at ending of all petals and also have red stripe inside.
Big caudex and flat root base, narrow and hairy leaves, caudex is wrinkle like elephant's skin: The special characters to attract our most of Arabicum lovers is biggest and beautiful caudex. Some caudex can become yellow naturally, not from sunlight. Caudex skin like Elephant. Some plants might have many small buttons around stems if age is over 5 years. Caudex color is a little bit brown. Leaves are wide and narrow. The point of leave is sharp and leaves are fresh green, some might have thin redline on middle leaves. Flowers is soft pink with dark pink border. They are not productive, not in a bunch like other Arabicums. People who like flowers might not like this type. This arabicum type give very nice big caudex size and flat root like crab crawl. Caudex can become yellow or gold, not from sunlight.
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