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'Boyce Thompson'
Parentage: Adenium swazicum
Origin: Found, selected, and named by Dimmitt in the collection of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, ca.1982.
Plant form: Spreading shrub with weak drooping stems typical of the species. No caudex, but grows massive roots. Deciduous for short winter dormancy.
Flower: Semi-star, 70 mm diameter; petals uniformly dark purple, 25 mm wide; throat nearly black. Blooms from late spring to early winter.
Notes: Distinctive for its very dark flowers and its huge contribution to early hybrids, especially 'Crimson Star', that initiated the worldwide popularity of adeniums.
A. swazicum 'Boyce Thompson' a 23 year old cutting. This clone has the typical weak stems of the species, but it blooms up to 9 months a year with very dark purple flowers.
Left: A. swazicum 'Boyce Thompson' a 26 year old cutting. This the same plant as above, a year after a heavy pruning.
Above and below: Two views of the flowers of Adenium swazicum 'Boyce Thompson'.
Flower of A. swazicum 'Perpetual Pink'. The shade varies somewhat with temperature.
A. swazicum 'Perpetual Pink', a 27 year old seedling. This clone is a more sturdy plant than is typical of the species, and it flowers year-round.
'Perpetual Pink'
Parentage: Adenium swazicum
Origin: Seedling selected by Dimmitt, 1980.
Plant form: Vigorous spreading shrub with sturdier stems than typical of the species. No caudex, but grows massive roots. Deciduous for short winter dormancy.
Flower: Nearly circular, 95 mm wide; petals uniformly medium pink, 48 mm wide; throat dark pink/purple. Blooms profusely mid summer to early winter.
Notes: Distinctive for its densely bushy habit and large flowers.