Fairchild Botanic Garden

Common name: desert rose (English)

Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)

Distribution: W. Trop. Africa to Tanzania, Arabian Pen.

Description: Desert Rose is a sparsely leaved, thick stemmed succulent in the Apocynaceae family. The leaves appear at the stem tips and the flowers are red, pink, or white to pale yellow . Its native range is from West Tropical Africa to the Arabian Peninsula. Needs full sun and a well-draining soil. Although it is drought tolerant, it will flower best if given regular water during the summer.