Plant Type
Plant Description
Adenium multiflorum looks like a miniature Boabab and reaches a height of 3m but is often much smaller. Stems arise from a large tuber. The shiny bark is grey to brown. The leaves up to 100 mm, are shiny green above and pale below.
The flowers are borne in terminal clusters,50-70 mm in diameter. The colour is usually white lobes with crinkly red margins and red stripes in the throat. The flowers are sweetly scented.
Adenium multiflorum prefers a warm climate and well-drained sandy soils.are Use themon a dry rockery,where it will reward you with a colourful display of bright flowers in winter.
On the Highveld it is ideally suited for container planting. Do not water when dormant and protect the plants from frost.