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What exactly is the name of the oleander flower?

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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, along roadsides or by riversides. When cultivated north of the Yangtze River, it needs to overwinter indoors.

Alternative 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

An evergreen, upright large shrub, up to 5 m tall, with grayish-green branches containing sap; young branches are angular and slightly hairy, losing their hairs when old. Leaves are in whorls of 3-4, with the lower branches opposite. The cyme inflorescence is terminal, bearing many flowers. The flowers are large and showy, with a long flowering period, fragrant, in deep red, red, white and yellow; the flowering period is almost year-round, most abundant in summer and autumn; the fruiting period is generally in winter and spring, and cultivated plants rarely bear fruit.

Growing environment of oleander

It likes light and a warm, humid climate, and is not cold-tolerant; it is strongly drought-tolerant and 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; after planting they root earlier and the survival rate is also high.

Oleander flower language

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

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