ADENIUM OBSESUM - Adenium obesum is a flowering plant belonging to the Apocynaceae subfamily Apocynaceae. It is native to the Sahel region south of the Sahara, tropical and subtropical eastern and southern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. tHIS NATURAL BONSAI-looking plant is not a beginner's plant and may be tricky to cultivate. It requires high sunlight and does not like to be moved around. If you can provide the Desert Rose with this requirement, you will have a beautiful plant tropical plant that will give you years of enjoyment. The images shown in the ad are examples of mature plants. The one you will receive is like the one in image 3.