Adenium and Others (thickened stem)
Adenium obesum – desert rose – and other caudiciform plants with caudex (thickened trunk) for storing water/nutrients, ideal in bright spaces. Sculptural silhouettes, drought resistant: prefers strong sun, very well-drained mineral substrate and rare watering. Choose relatives like Pachypodium, Stephania, Dioscorea, Jatropha.
