Botanical Name: Nerium oleander 'Petite Salmon'
Common Name: Dwarf oleander
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a compact variety of the species - has a full rounded to mounding shape as the plant matures
Height 3' - 5'
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun - tolerates filtered shade
Soil tolerates most, including alkaline; avoid badly drained sites
Hardiness hardy (zones 8-16, 18-24): thrives in hot low-elevation habitats
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, whorled (3 at the nodes), narrowly elliptic, 3"-5" long; dark green and glossy above, paler green beneath
Flowers salmon, 1" across, with 5 spreading petals that are fused to give an overall bell-shape; in showy terminal clusters; April - September
Fruit if present, a capsule
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
an excellent low to mid-sized filler for its heavy flower display - adapts well to subtropical and dry-climate gardens; can be massed into low hedges; very durable
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers occasional deep-soak watering; tolerates both drought and regular irrigation
Fertilizing little is required after establishment
Pruning little is required - selectively head back longest stems to enhance the compact form
Pests/Diseases yellow oleander aphid, scale; Oleander leaf scorch (not as vulnerable as species Oleanders)
Special Conditions/Other all parts of the plant are poisonous
 
Origin: cultivar (species is native to North Africa)
Family: Apocynaceae

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