Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Aquatics
Origin
Southwest Asia
Australia
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
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Number of Varieties
11
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40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
along watercourse, Banks, Lake Sides, Near ponds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-6
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
21,22
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm250.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green, Dark Red
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Frogs
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Starch
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Nerium
MARSILEA mutica
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
Banded Nardoo, Banded Water Clover, Pepperwort
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
Pepperwort
In German
Oleander
Pepperwort
In French
laurier-rose
Pepperwort
In Spanish
Adelfa
Pepperwort
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
Pepperwort
In Portuguese
oleandro
Pepperwort
In Polish
Oleander
Pepperwort
In Latin
Cleander
Pepperwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Charophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Nerium
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Wrightieae
Lapidieae
Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
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Number of Species
70065
1
27800
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