Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Japan
Southwest Asia
Types
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Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
Number of Varieties
31
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-5
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Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm350.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Crimson, Dark Red
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Red, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Red, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
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Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Mealybugs
Allergy
-
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Cottage Garden, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
BERBERIS thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Crimson Pygmy'
Nerium
Common Name
Japanese Burberry
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
In Hindi
crimson pygmy
ओलियंडर
In German
crimson pygmy
Oleander
In French
crimson pygmy
laurier-rose
In Spanish
crimson pygmy
Adelfa
In Greek
crimson pygmy
Πικροδάφνη
In Portuguese
crimson pygmy
oleandro
In Polish
crimson pygmy
Oleander
In Latin
crimson pygmy
Cleander
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Gentianales
Family
Berberidaceae
Apocynaceae
Genus
Berberis
Nerium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Wrightieae
Subfamily
-
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
Number of Species
50700
1
27800
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