Oleander

Calla Lily

About Oleander and Calla Lily

Oleander

Calla Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrub

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southwest Asia

South Africa, Swaziland

1.4 Types

Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink

Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 65 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks

Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

2a, 2b, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Bushy, Evergreen

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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350.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall, Spring

Autumn, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Marshy ground, Well drained

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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41% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water less during winter, Water more in summer

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires a lot of watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Marshy ground, Well drained

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects

Armillaria mellea, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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85% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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25% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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15% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

Unknown

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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6% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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12% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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7% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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51% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Mealybugs, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland

Beautification, Bouquets

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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67% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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32% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !

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32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Nerium

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

7.2 Common Name

Oleander, Nerium Oleander

Calla Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

ओलियंडर

Calla Lily

7.2.2 In German

Oleander

Calla-Lilien-

7.2.3 In French

laurier-rose

Lys calla

7.2.4 In Spanish

Adelfa

Cala

7.2.5 In Greek

Πικροδάφνη

Calla κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

oleandro

Calla

7.2.7 In Polish

Oleander

Calla Lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleander

Calla Lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Alismatales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Nerium

Zantedeschia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Wrightieae

Zantedeschieae

8.9 Subfamily

Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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Properties of Oleander and Calla Lily

Wondering what are the properties of Oleander and Calla Lily? We provide you with everything About Oleander and Calla Lily. Oleander doesn't have thorns and Calla Lily doesn't have thorns. Also Oleander does not have fragrant flowers. Oleander has allergic reactions like Phytodermatitis, Rash and Toxic and Calla Lily has allergic reactions like Phytodermatitis, Rash and Toxic. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Oleander and Calla Lily and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Oleander and Calla Lily

Season and care of Oleander and Calla Lily is important to know. While considering everything about Oleander and Calla Lily Care, growing season is an essential factor. Oleander season is Fall and Spring and Calla Lily season is Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Oleander is Marshy ground, Well drained and for Calla Lily is Clay, Loamy while the PH of soil for Oleander is Neutral, Slightly Alkaline and for Calla Lily is Neutral, Slightly Acidic.

Oleander and Calla Lily Physical Information

Oleander and Calla Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Oleander height is 300.00 cm and width 350.00 cm whereas Calla Lily height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Oleander and Calla Lily are as follows:

Oleander flower color: Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Oleander leaf color: Dark Green
Calla Lily flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Calla Lily leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Oleander and Calla Lily

Care of Oleander and Calla Lily include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Oleander pruning is done Prune in the late winter or spring and Remove shoots and Calla Lily pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Oleander needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Calla Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.