Swazicum Hybrid 'Scarlet Swallow' Adenium Plant

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SKU: MYBG-FLOW-ADEN-573

Caudex: 2"-2.5"
Price:
Sale priceRs.455.00 Regular priceRs.550.00

Delivery time: 3-4 working days

Adenium

Genus

Pink

Flower Color

Non Fragrant

Fragrance

Summer

Flowering Season

Large

Size

Low

Maintenance

Yes

With Pots

Outdoor Shade,Outdoor Sun

Sunlight Requirement

Twice A Week

Water Requirement

Balcony,Outdoor

Use

Product Description

Swazicum Hybrid 'Scarlet Swallow' Adenium Plant features scarlet star-patterned blooms, elegant narrow foliage, and a sculptural caudex with prolific flowering.

Scarlet Star Blooms with Snow-White Petal Accents

Swazicum Hybrid 'Scarlet Swallow' is a premium Desert Rose cultivar developed from hybrids of Adenium swazicum. Belonging to the Apocynaceae family and originating from the arid regions of Eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, this exceptional hybrid is admired for its compact branching habit, beautifully developed caudex, narrow glossy foliage, and exceptionally long flowering season. Combining the elegant growth habit of Adenium swazicum with large, vividly coloured blooms, it is an outstanding choice for collectors and ornamental container gardens.

Scarlet Swallow produces striking star-shaped flowers featuring brilliant scarlet-red markings radiating across crisp snow-white petals, creating a bold pinwheel effect around a soft golden throat. The sharply defined colour contrast and pointed petals give each bloom the appearance of a swallow in flight, inspiring its distinctive name. Flowering profusely in attractive clusters throughout the warm season, this spectacular hybrid adds vibrant tropical colour to balconies, patios, terraces, and decorative planters, where its graceful foliage, sculptural caudex, and dazzling floral display create an unforgettable focal point.

Environment

Sunlight: Thrives in full sun and requires at least 5–6 hours of direct sunlight daily for vigorous growth, abundant flowering, and healthy caudex development.

Watering: Water thoroughly when the growing medium becomes nearly dry. Avoid overwatering and ensure excellent drainage to prevent root rot.

Soil: Prefers a fast-draining succulent mix containing coarse sand, coco peat, and perlite for healthy root development.

Fertilizer: Feed every 2–4 weeks during active growth with a balanced flowering fertilizer rich in phosphorus to encourage prolific blooming and robust caudex formation.

Landscape Uses

  • Excellent specimen plant for decorative pots and premium planters.
  • Ideal for balconies, patios, terraces, courtyards, and sunny outdoor spaces.
  • Adds bold tropical colour to succulent gardens, rock gardens, and xeriscapes.
  • Highly suitable for bonsai-style cultivation due to its compact branching and sculptural caudex.
  • A prized collector's variety admired for its scarlet star-patterned blooms, elegant Swazicum foliage, and exceptionally floriferous nature.

Adeniums are one of the easiest to grow and most rewarding of the fat plants (caudiciforms). Their adaptability to a broad range of conditions makes them forgiving of less than ideal care. This attribute enables just about anyone to grow and bloom them despite individual climate.

Adeniums need bright sunlight to have a robust growth. Water adeniums in the early mornings and give them the entire day to soak it in. Watering can be once in a few days. Adeniums do not like both over-watering and complete drying out. Add Pebbles or Stones in the pot€™s bottom to ensure good drainage. Never let water stagnate on top of the soil layer as this can cause excessive water getting soaked in the stem. Use fertiliser once a month for getting a fatter trunk and increase in flowering.

Pruning time for adeniums is in the summer, where they can heal quickly from the wounds. Pruning is mainly to give adenium a proper shape or to turn it into a Bonsai.

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