Botanical Name: Nerium oleander
Common Name: Oleander
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect to sprawling, many stemmed from base, slender branches upright or arching outwards, forms a full, rounded canopy
Height 5-8' (10')
Spread equal +
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial
Soil tolerates most except poorly drained clay
Hardiness hardy, thrives in hot areas (zones 8-16, 18-23)
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, whorled (3 per node), narrowly elliptic, 4-8"(12") long leathery, dark green above, paler beneath, prominent midrib
Flowers terminal, showy cymes, bell shaped, 1-2" across, red, pink, white, salmon, some varieties double. Spring through fall.
Fruit elongated follicles, 4-8" long
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
large filler for flowering in hot, sunny areas – background screens, low windbreaks, can be trained into small tree, large, informal hedge, slope plantings, good source of summer color
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak, avoid over-watering in heavy soils
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning head back/thin out in early spring to control size
Pests/Diseases scale, yellow Oleander aphid, bacterial gall; Oleander leaf scorch, bacterium spread by glassy-winged sharpshooter
Special Conditions/Other plants with Oleander leaf scorch should be removed at once
 
Origin: North Africa
Family: Apocynaceae

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