Get into the gro(o)ve
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These heat-tolerant succulent plants are ideal for our tropical conditions, writes Hema Vijay
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Grove effect: Adeniums make a good choice as bonsai
A grove on a tray? That’s right, this trio of adeniums standing together makes for a great ‘group’ or ’grove’ effect. Adeniums, the succulent plants popular with landscapists, make for a good choice as bonsai too. These heat-tolerant succulent plants are ideal for our tropical conditions, and their swollen, succulent base add an element of interest as well. Besides, adeniums produce very attractive flowers too. Standing tilted at a slight angle, these plants with their long trunks summon feelings of relaxed informality, simultaneously hooking up images of a soothing shoreline, with the trees swaying to the breeze.
To accentuate the shoreline effect, Indira Mehta, who has raised these plants, has placed a few corals by the side of the adeniums. The plants have been raised on a mound to create a mini hill befitting the bonsai. Make sure that the container is flat so that the height of the hilly mound shows up. You can also allow a few tiny plants to spring up on the soil around it to complete the grove effect.
Planted on ground, the adenium plants in the picture would have grown to 6 to 12 feet, but raised in a tray here, their height measure just over a foot. Many people have found keeping the plant alive hard; the reason could be that the plants have not been given adequate sun exposure. The plant can be itchy or even poisonous to people and pets, so keep them out of reach.
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