Easy Adenium (Desert Rose) Grafting - Wedge Technique

In this article we'll explore a grafting technique called Top Wedge Grafting or, simply, Wedge Grafting as it's known with adeniums (desert rose). We chose an ordinary adenium to be the stock plant.

Ordinary or common adeniums are very hardy, robust, and would make a good choice as the stock. For the scion, we'll be using the beautiful triple-petal Thai variety called Rung Arung. Shown below in the inset is the Rung Arung adenium variety.

Cleft Grafting, Top-Wedge Graft or V-Graft - Part 4

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31. Move the grafted plant to a quiet part in the garden where it will be shaded and won't be disturbed. I usually place it under the shade of taller garden plants.
    

Cleft Grafting, Top-Wedge Graft or V-Graft - Part 3

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11. To prepare the root stock, use the pair of pruning shears to cut. Just like the scion, ensure that the cut part of the stock has the greenish cambium just beneath the bark as shown below.
    

Cleft Grafting, Top-Wedge Graft or V-Graft - Part 2

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Procedure

How to Do Cleft Grafting on the Cape Honeysuckle

1. If the scion plants and stock plants are in containers or seedling bags, pre-soak them in a tray or shallow bin of water. This ensures the plants are well hydrated. Scions that dry up is a common problem. Soak them for 20 minutes or so.
   

Cleft Grafting, Top-Wedge Graft or V-Graft on Cape Honeysuckle

For quite some time, I've been toying the idea of being able to combine the different possible colors of the Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis) flowers in a single plant. I have actually three of these colors in different plants.

Adenium Obesum (Desert Rose) Wedge Grafting

Because of its ease of cultivation and nice flowers, the Adenium obesum was propagated and grown as general ornamental plant all over Asia, notably in Thailand. Until in around 10 years ago, other cultivars of adenium was brought to Thailand. Then selecting and hybridizing of Adenium started.

Until now many hybrids have been produced by many breeders. The flower color and form of new hybrids are much more beautiful than original adenium. Flowering habit is also improved, many new hybrid flowers in large group of flowers and flowers all year around. There are many nice hybrid that are worth cultivating.