Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Southwest Asia
Western Europe
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
Asarum europaeum
Number of Varieties
15
0
40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
gardens, Lake Sides, Marshy ground, shade of upland trees, Shaded sites, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm6.35 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm27.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Green, Purple, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Cushion
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Rhizome division
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Don't prune in winter, Prune in spring, 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
Ants, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Insects
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
Ear ache, Fever, Heart problems, Menstrual Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used in making tooth powder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Nerium
ASARUM europaeum
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
European Wild Ginger
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
यूरोपीय जंगली अदरक
In German
Oleander
Europäische Wild Ginger
In French
laurier-rose
Wild Ginger européenne
In Spanish
Adelfa
Wild Ginger Europea
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
Ευρωπαϊκή Wild Ginger
In Portuguese
oleandro
Wild Ginger Europeia
In Polish
Oleander
Kopytnik pospolity
In Latin
Cleander
Gingiberi Europae Wild
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Piperales
Family
Apocynaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Nerium
Asarum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Wrightieae
-
Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
-
Number of Species
70070
1
27800
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