Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southwest Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
Marigold
Number of Varieties
130
0
40000
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Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
350.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
Requires regular 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
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Well drained
Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Part sun
Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, 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
Red blotch
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Mealybugs
Butterflies
Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
Botanical Name
Nerium
Tagetes subulata
Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
Tagetes Sabulata
In Hindi
ओलियंडर
Tagetes subulata
In German
Oleander
Tagetes Subulata
In French
laurier-rose
Tagetes Subulata
In Spanish
Adelfa
Tagetes Subulata
In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
Tagetes Subulata
In Portuguese
oleandro
Tagetes Subulata
In Polish
Oleander
Tagetes Subulata
In Latin
Cleander
Tagetes Subulata
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Asterales
Family
Apocynaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Nerium
Tagetes
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Wrightieae
Tageteae
Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
70033
1
27800
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