Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Origin
Southwest Asia
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
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Number of Varieties
110
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40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
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USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
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Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Pink, Red, White
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Trumpet
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Fall, Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
From Rhizomes
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
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
Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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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
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Garden Design
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Foundation
Botanical Name
Nerium
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
Tuberous Nasturtium
In German
Oleander
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
In French
laurier-rose
Capucine tubéreuse
In Spanish
Adelfa
tuberosa capuchina
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
In Portuguese
oleandro
tuberosa chagas
In Polish
Oleander
bulwiaste Nasturcja
In Latin
Cleander
Morbus nasturtium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Gentianales
Brassicales
Family
Apocynaceae
Tropaeolaceae
Genus
Nerium
Tropaeolum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Wrightieae
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Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
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Number of Species
700100
1
27800
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