{"product_id":"adenium-obesum-mardi-gras-seeds","title":"Adenium obesum 'Mardi Gras' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh-harvested Adenium obesum 'Mardi Gras' seeds — 5-seed or 10-seed pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of my American Classic Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted germination instructions in every packet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePacked fresh for viability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShips from my Kentucky bench — U.S. domestic only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the plant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Mardi Gras' earns its name honestly. This hybrid throws a dramatic, multi-layered bloom — cream-yellow, deep magenta, lavender, and soft lime-green folded into ruffled, wavy-edged petals arranged in double or triple layers. No two blooms come out quite the same, and bloom color intensity shifts with sun exposure, temperature, and the season, so you're never looking at the exact same flower twice. Under that show sits the sculptural caudex Adenium obesum is known for — a thick, swollen base that trains well for bonsai-style work as the plant matures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing it in Zone 6 — and anywhere cold\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI've grown obesum in Northern Kentucky for over 30 years, and 'Mardi Gras' follows the same rules as the rest of the species: full sun, heat, and a fast-draining inorganic mix once it's potted on. It's drought tolerant and forgiving once established, but seedlings need bottom heat to germinate and warm, bright conditions through their first winter indoors before they go outside for the summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll need to grow these\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeeds are only half the equation — germination comes down to the setup. Here's what I use:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americanadenium.com\/products\/desert-oasis-potting-media-2qt-resealable-bag\"\u003eDesert Oasis Potting Media\u003c\/a\u003e — the fast-draining inorganic mix I built for Adenium, Plumeria, and caudex seedlings once they're up and potted on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americanadenium.com\/products\/luxbird-seed-germinator-propagation-kit\"\u003eLuxbird Seed Germinator \u0026amp; Propagation Kit\u003c\/a\u003e — bottom heat and a humidity dome, the two things that push germination rates up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americanadenium.com\/products\/5x5-germination-tray\"\u003e5×5 Germination Tray\u003c\/a\u003e — sized for clean single-variety sowing so nothing gets crossed up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee the full Desert Oasis range at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.americanadenium.com\/pages\/desert-oasis-products\"\u003eamericanadenium.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho you're buying from\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'm Michael White — ISA Certified Arborist (KY-0847A), Kentucky Master Gardener, and a U.S. Navy veteran who's grown Adenium, Plumeria, and Pachypodium in Zone 6 Northern Kentucky for over 30 years. Every seed lot I sell is stock I'd sow on my own bench, packed fresh with the germination instructions I use myself. American Adenium ships within the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Adenium","offers":[{"title":"10 seeds","offer_id":51411358449700,"sku":"AA-OB-MARDIGRAS-10","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 seeds","offer_id":51411358482468,"sku":"AA-OB-MARDIGRAS-05","price":6.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/9655\/7604\/files\/MardiGras.png?v=1788822355","url":"https:\/\/www.americanadenium.com\/products\/adenium-obesum-mardi-gras-seeds","provider":"American Adenium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}