Life Span
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Southwest Asia
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
Number of Varieties
1
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40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm
Rank: 72 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm
Rank: 53 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
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10% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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44% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
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All - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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14% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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66% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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16% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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24% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
-
Showy Bark
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8% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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32% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Invasive
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9% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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52% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Attracts
Mealybugs
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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58% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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38% - Flowering Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
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Botanical Name
Nerium
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
In German
Oleander
In French
laurier-rose
In Spanish
Adelfa
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
In Portuguese
oleandro
In Polish
Oleander
In Latin
Cleander
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Nerium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Wrightieae
Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
700
Rank: 36 (Overall)
1
27800
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