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Oleander is an evergreen shrub, cultivated in all provinces and regions of China, especially in southern China, and is often grown in parks, scenic areas, roadsides or riversides. North of the Yangtze River, it must be overwintered indoors.

Other names for oleander

Red-flowered oleander, willow-leaf peach tree, foreign peach, jiaochudong, willow-leaf tree, foreign peach plum, gou na

Morphological characteristics of oleander

Evergreen upright large shrub, up to 5 m tall, branches grayish-green, containing sap; young branches angular, slightly hairy, hairs falling off when old. Leaves in whorls of 3-4, lower branches opposite. Cyme terminal, with many flowers. Flowers large and showy, long flowering period, fragrant, in deep red, red, white, yellow, flowering almost all year round, most abundant in summer and autumn, fruiting period generally in winter and spring, rarely fruiting in cultivation.

Growing environment of oleander

Sun-loving, fond of warm, humid climates, not cold-tolerant; strong drought tolerance, not demanding about soil, and can also grow in alkaline soil.

Keep the temperature at 20-25 °C, pay attention to timely shading, soak the base of the cuttings in clean water for about 10 days, keep the soaking water fresh, the cuttings will root earlier and the survival rate will also be high.

Flower language of oleander

Peach-colored oleander: curse, beware of danger; yellow oleander flower language: deep friendship.

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