Nerium oleander
Oleander, Rose Bay, Common Oleander, Rosebay, Rose-laurel, Ceylone Rose, Ceylonrose, Ceylons Rose, Dog-Bane, Double Oleander, Rose Laurel, Sweet-Scented Oleander, Oiliandar
Description
Shrub or small evergreen tree with an upright habit and globular crown. Its landscaping and ornamental value, conferred by the luxuriant summer flowering with inflorescences of elegant and vibrant colours, make it suitable for cultivation both in the garden, as a single specimen, in homogeneous groups or in compositions with other flowering species, and for balconies and terraces in large pots and planters. Its use for creating plant barriers or in flower beds and roundabouts in urban areas is interesting. Rustic, prefers full sun exposure and regular watering.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Angiospermae
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Nerium
- Species
- Nerium oleander
Synonyms (19)
- Nerion oleandrum
- Nerium atropurpureum
- Nerium carneum
- Nerium flavescens
- Nerium floridum
- Nerium indicum
- Nerium japonicum
- Nerium kotschyi
- Nerium latifolium
- Nerium lauriforme
- Nerium madonii
- Nerium mascatense
- Nerium odoratissimum
- Nerium odoratum
- Nerium odorum
- Nerium splendens
- Nerium thyrsiflorum
- Oleander indica
- Oleander vulgaris
