iFennario said:

It's in the same family (Apocynaceae) as Plumeria/Frangipani.. and those look similar and are easily rooted from cutting. I wouldn't be surprised if cuttings root easily.

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Cactusdan said:

I have a neighbor down here that has a large plant.

I'll ask him if he minds taking a cutting for me.

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i want to grow my adenium bonsai style. i saw this japanese dude who had one like that plant, i think it was that one, and it ws bonsai. freaking cool too.

iFennario said:

They are one of the easiest plants to root! I think they are almost exclusively grown from cutting. Extremely common down here. I have a nice tree, about 5 feet high with the white flowers with yellow centers. There was one outside my window at my old house too, when I was a little kid, I remember the sweet smell hanging in the air.. Nowadays I pick up the fallen flowers and keep them in my car, sometimes tucked in the A/C vents. 


I've been seeing many of the pink-flowered variety in my area too. I'm going to make a point to ask someone for a cutting when I remember. People probably prune the larger ones all the time and throw out the potential new trees!

Every winter though, it loses all its leaves (way before its cold enough for frost) and looks pretty strange.. it reminds me of a succulent or something when it doesn't have leaves. A couple weeks ago new leaves appeared and now new buds which should be opening fairly soon, I'll take pics!

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i took out my last one because it had no leqaves. i thought it was dead and ran over it with the lawn mower. i should have known better as it was still green in the center.