Nerium oleander
OLEANDER, ROSE BAY
Apocynaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
4m
Plant habit
 
4m

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Flowers: white, pink, crimson or yellow

Flowering Time: late spring to late autumn

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement
 
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Nerium oleander
OLEANDER, ROSE BAY
Apocynaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen shrub

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
4m
Plant habit
 
4m

FEATURES

Flowers: white, pink, crimson or yellow

Flowering Time: late spring to late autumn

Leaves: crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean, contemporary & coastal designs

Uses: informal screen, large planter, standard, border, street tree, windbreak

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: rabbit resistant



HAZARDS

Dangers to touch: sap

Ingestion dangers: bark, bulb, fruit, green fruit, leaves, roots, sap, seeds, stems (all)






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