1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Shrub
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America
Southwest Asia
1.4 Types
tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Twisted/Contorted
Bushy, Evergreen
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
460.00 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
760.00 cm350.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Ivory
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Crimson, Copper
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Compound
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Marshy ground, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Marshy ground, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds
Mealybugs, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Bursera simaruba
Oleander
7.2.3 In French
Bursera simaruba
laurier-rose
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Bursera simaruba
Πικροδάφνη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bursera simaruba
oleandro
7.2.7 In Polish
Bursera simaruba
Oleander
7.2.8 In Latin
Bursera simaruba
Cleander
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
8.10 Number of Species