Plant care – Pinwheel Desert Rose

Features:

• Succulent shrub 
• Leaves are arranged as pretty rosettes at the ends of branches
• Leaves are thick, fleshy, spoon-shaped and grow up to 6 inches / 15 cms in length
• Rosettes die after flowering
• Flowers are bright yellow in colour and are small, star-shaped and appear as conical or ovate racemes
• The plant is in full bloom from late winter to early spring
• The plant’s growth is maximum between winter and spring

Maintenance:

Light :

Pinwheel desert rose thrive in sunlight. While partial shade is ok, exposure to western sun is best avoided. 

Water :

Being drought-resistant, this plant does not like water stagnating around its roots. In summer, when the plant goes dormant, it should be sparingly watered. Even in winter, watering once a fortnight or a month should suffice.  

Soil :

This plant grows best in light, porous / well-drained soil.

Propagation: 

From stem cuttings: 

New saplings of pinwheel desert rose can be obtained from stem cuttings. Terminal rosettes or leaf cuttings can also be planted to grow new ones. be There are some varieties of pinwheel desert rose that do not branch out at all. Such varieties can be propagated only through seeds. Ideally, it is better to cut off a stem and plant them separately when the plant is actively growing which is usually during the fall season. Since these plants go dormant in summer, stem cuttings of these plants do not normally grow roots during this season.  

Pests:

Thought tree anemone is not susceptible to most infections, it is still affected from attacks by aphids, mealybugs, scale insects and thrips.