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Nerium oleander (Oleander, Rose bay)

Nerium oleander Photo/Illustration: Jennifer Benner


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Nerium oleander NEER-ee-um OH-lee-an-der Common Name: Oleander, Rose bay Genus: Nerium
Oleander is a tall, upright to spreading shrub with lance-shaped, deep green to grayish green leaves. Clusteres of up to 80 pink, red, or white flowers appear in summer. Numerous cultivars are available, varying in bloom color, fragrance, and size, as well as shrub size and leaf variegation.
 Noteworthy characteristics: All parts are highly toxic if ingested.
 Care: Grows best in full sun to partial shade and tolerates heavy clay soils. Water well throughout the growing season and as winter approaches. Root-hardy through Zone 6, possibly Zone 5. Mulch heavily (6 to 8 inches deep) in late fall or early winter with deciduous leaves to protect roots and lower stems.
 Propagation: From semi-ripe cuttings in summer.
 Problems: Scale insects, spider mites, caterpillars, aphids, bacterial knot (gall), and dieback
Height 10 ft. to 15 ft.
Spread 6 ft. to 10 ft.
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Characteristics Fragrant Flowers; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Summer
Foliage Color Evergreen
Flower Color Pink Flower; Red Flower; White Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Container, Hedge, Naturalizing, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Seasonal Interest Summer Interest
Type Shrubs

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