Adenium crispum Hybrids

Adenium multiflorum traits are dominant in its hybrids. The plants are dwarfed and usually have a substantial caudex for the size of the plant, and the leaves are typically narrow but not necessarily crisped. The flowers usually have narrow petals but the quilling is often lost in the first generation, and the nectar guides (stripes) often extend well onto the petals. Some hybrids may inherit more cold tolerance from the other parent, as well as more intense flower color.

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Photos by Mark Dimmitt unless otherwise noted

Above and right: Adenium 'Black Raspberry' is a Mark Dimmitt cross of A. crispum and A. obesum 'Black Ruby'. The plant is large for this type of cross, and blooms over a long season.		Unnamed Dimmitt hybrid. The stripes on the petals are common in crispum crosses.
Above three images: Adenium 'Candy Stripe' is another "lost label" orphan selected by Gene Joseph. The large, vigorous plants form large roots from cuttings and bloom heavily year-round.
Above and right: Adenium 'MAD #226' is a Dimmitt hybrid of A. crispum and A. 'Crimson Star'. This cross typically produces plants with poor caudex development and flowers with very narrow petals.		Adenium 'MAD 345' is a second-generation A. crispum cross by Mark Dimmitt.
Adenium 'MAD 175', another second-generation A. crispum cross by Mark Dimmitt. The plant is a weak grower.	Yet another second-generation A. crispum cross by Mark Dimmitt.	Adenium 'MAD #188', a complex Dimmitt hybrid involving A. crispum, 'Crimson Star', and 'Crimson Picotee'. Though the flowers are full and attractive, the plant is weak.

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