OK, so, I’ve been messing around with desert roses for a while now, and one thing I really wanted to nail down was the best temperature for these guys. It’s not rocket science, but you gotta get it right if you want them to be happy.
First off, I got a bunch of these plants from a local nursery. They were all different sizes, but I figured that wouldn’t matter too much for what I was doing. Then, I set up a few different growing areas. I used my greenhouse for the warm end, my living room for a more moderate temperature, and my somewhat chilly back porch for the cooler side.
I grabbed some cheap thermometers, you know, the kind you can get at any hardware store, and stuck one in each area. I made sure to keep an eye on them throughout the day and night, jotting down the highs and lows.
Here’s what I basically figured out:
- The Hot Zone (Greenhouse): I aimed for this to be in the 70-85 degree range during the day, which wasn’t too hard to maintain in the greenhouse. The desert roses in here seemed to be doing pretty well, lots of new growth and they just looked, you know, vibrant.
- The Comfy Zone (Living Room): This was more like 65-75 degrees. The plants here were OK, they weren’t growing as fast, but they didn’t look unhealthy or anything.
- The Chilly Zone (Back Porch): This one got down to the 50-65 degree range at night. The plants definitely didn’t like it as much. The leaves started to look a little sad, and they stopped growing.
My main conclusions
They really seem to dig it when it’s warm, like between 65 and 85 degrees. They can handle it a little cooler at night, but I wouldn’t let it get below, say, 55 for too long. I kept them in the warmer spot in the greenhouse, and they totally thrived. I did notice that when it got too hot, like above 90, they didn’t seem to like that very much, either, and started to wilt a little.
So, yeah, that’s my little experiment. It’s not super scientific or anything, but it gave me a good idea of what these plants like. If you’re growing desert roses, just try to keep them in that sweet spot temperature-wise, and you should be good.
