What kind of plant is oleander? Let us get to know this woody plant

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

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

Growing environment of oleander

It likes light and prefers a warm, humid climate, and is not cold-tolerant; it has strong drought tolerance and is not demanding about soil, and can also grow in alkaline soil.

Control the temperature at 20-25 °C, and be careful to shade in time; soak the base of the cuttings in clean water for about 10 days, keep the soaking water fresh, and after planting they will root earlier and the survival rate will also be high.

Flower language of oleander

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