During my idleness I saw my desert rose branches went limp. I thought maybe they needed water. So I watered them thoroughly and was quite please with myself.
A few hours later, the perfectionist in me started to want to prune the plant. And I started with the longest branch. I didn't have to do much cutting, the branch broke out by it self quite voluntarily revealing a dark brown soggy texture. I poked at it and the cutting dripped water!
My first thought, STRANGE, and on second thought, THIS IS NOT RIGHT. So I googled about desert rose and found out that I have a root rot.
I tried to save the plant or I think I tried to save the plant. I cut off the section below the soggy area where the branch used to be and saw the darken part covered almost half of the trunk. I cut down more to get the rot off and I cut and I poked and I scraped. And the rot went all the way down to one of the root. Well, long story cut short, the picture on the right showed what's left of my once blooming beautiful desert rose.
Ohhhh... why can't I leave the plant alone and not water them. I know that its a succulent plant. But the soil was dry and so I watered. I've killed my plant.
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