Nerium oleander Oleander (Apocynaceae) Evergreen shrub

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Nerium oleander
Oleander
Evergreen shrub
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The Nerium oleander plant species is found in S.W. Europe to E. Asia. It is a member of the Apocynaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Oleander. Some home gardeners know the variety as N. indica. N. odorum.

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Latin Name:  Nerium oleander
Common Name:  Oleander
Family:  Apocynaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  The whole plant is very poisonous[1, 19, 65]. Skin contact with the plant can cause irritation whilst ingestion leads to death[200]. Death has been known to follow the use of the wood of this plant as a meat skewer[200].

Mature Height:  4   Mature Width:  4

Habitat:  River banks and river gravels in Europe[50].

Propagation Notes: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse[113]. Do not use seed from pods infected with the bacterial disease 'oleander knot'[113]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter before planting them out in early summer. Cuttings of half-ripe side shoots, August/September in a frame. Good percentage[78]. Cuttings of mature leading shoots[1].

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