Pink and pungent, the roses are set to come in at 4,800 tons this year, a bloom far beyond the 2020-2023 average, according to the Regional Office for Agricultural Development, in nearby Ouarzazate.

Mr Wachira sources his desert roses from Uganda, buying them at around Sh300 per plant. When they mature into large plants, he sells them for up to Sh2,500 per stem, depending on size.

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Adrian Ling The two long structures growing on your desert rose (Adenium obesum) are its fruit. Cover the fruit with a bag to catch the seeds when the fruit matures and splits open.

The desert blooms, roses perfume the air and a Moroccan town comes to life by: SAM METZ, Associated Press Posted: May 15, 2025 / 10:06 PM PDT Updated: May 15, 2025 / 10:06 PM PDT ...

KALAAT M'GOUNA, Morocco (AP) — Gloved and armed with shears, women weave through thorny brambles, clipping and tossing their harvest into wheelbarrows. “Thank God for the rain,” said rose picker ...

The desert blooms, roses perfume the air and a Moroccan town comes to life Winners of the Miss Rose beauty pageant join a parade during the annual Rose Festival in Kalaat M'Gouna, Morocco ...