1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
1.3 Origin
Southwest Asia
1.4 Types
Calypso, Petite Salmon, Petite Pink
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
dry rocky watercourses, Riverbanks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Cream, Creamy Yellow, Pink, Purple, Red, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Marshy ground, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Marshy ground, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Fertilize in early spring, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Scale insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
Unknown
5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Mealybugs, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Phytodermatitis, Rash, Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Diabetes, epilepsy, Scabies
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Nerium
7.2 Common Name
Oleander, Nerium Oleander
7.2.1 In Hindi
ओलियंडर
7.2.2 In German
Oleander
7.2.3 In French
laurier-rose
7.2.4 In Spanish
Adelfa
7.2.5 In Greek
Πικροδάφνη
7.2.6 In Portuguese
oleandro
7.2.7 In Polish
Oleander
7.2.8 In Latin
Cleander
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Gentianales
8.5 Family
Apocynaceae
8.6 Genus
Nerium
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Wrightieae
8.9 Subfamily
Apocynoideae, Hippocastanoideae
8.10 Number of Species