Oleander Nerium oleander - Nerium indicum

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Botanical Name:

Nerium oleander

Family:

Apocynaceae

Genus:

Nerium

Species:

oleander

Common Name:

Oleander

Seeds Per Pound:
432,380
Quantity:
1.43 lb
Germination:
50%
Germination Test Type:
estimate
Purity:
90%
Height:
6-20 feet
Collection Locale:
India
Crop Year:
2023
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
8
In Stock: 1.43 lb
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Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/4" deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed.
In a Nutshell:
* Oleander grows to 2–6 m (6.6–20 ft) tall, with spreading to erect branches. The leaves are in pairs or whorls of three, thick and leathery, dark green, narrow lanceolate, 5–21 cm (2.0–8.3 in) long and 1–3.5 cm (0.39–1.4 in) broad, and with an entire margin. The flowers grow in clusters at the end of each branch; they are white, pink, red or yellow, 2.5–5 cm (0.98–2.0 in) diameter, with a deeply 5-lobed corolla with a fringe round the central corolla tube. They are often, but not always, sweetly scented. The fruit is a long narrow capsule 5–23 cm (2.0–9.1 in) long, which splits open at maturity to release numerous downy seeds .In the past, scented plants were sometimes treated as the distinct species N. odorum , but the character is not constant and it is no longer regarded as a separate taxon. more...
* An upright bush with evergreen leaves, five-petaled very fragrant flowers at the tips of branches, throughout the year in hot areas, parents of this strain have pink flowers, doesn't mind wind, salt, poor soil, all parts of the plant are highly toxic, native to Mediterranean.
* The plant is commonly used for informal hedging in the Mediterranean. more...
Usda description:
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