With its sculptural trunk and gorgeous trumpet-shaped blooms, the desert rose (Adenium obesum) looks like it belongs in a botanical conservatory, not sitting on your windowsill. But this succulent, ...

The two long structures growing on your desert rose (Adenium obesum) are its fruit. Cover the fruit with a bag to catch the seeds when the fruit matures and splits open. The seeds are dispersed by ...

From country roses to English roses, there are many varieties of the classic garden flower. But if you don't live in the ideal growing environment (aka the English countryside), it can be difficult to ...

Answer: Those are seedpods. You can try planting the seeds indoors to see what color desert rose you may get. Although most desert rose plants have red or pink flowers, you never know what you get.

Q: I enjoy your column, but you never write about roses. We inherited 14-year-old bushes. The bushes are important, and they should look nice. A: Roses do extremely well in the desert. The "winter" ...

Perhaps it was his more than 20 years in communications with the Atlantic Railroad in Punta Gorda that prepared Ernest Bryant to communicate with the flowers, and in particular the lovely desert rose.