More about the plant below:
Common oleander (Nerium oleander)
category : potted
position : sun
height : up to 3 m
wintering : room, 5-8 ° C
frost resistance : 0 ° C
reaction soil : indifferent
preferences soil : fertile, well-drained, loamy
watering : a lot
color leaves/needles : green
color of flowers : pink, red, white, purple, yellow
shape : bushy
period flowering : May-September
seeding : spring
reproduction:cuttings, sowing
persistence leaves : evergreen
application : balconies, terraces, rooms
pace of growth : fast
Common oleander - silhouetteThe development of the common oleanderCommon oleander - positionCommon oleander careCommon oleander - winteringThe use of common oleanderAdviceCommon oleander - silhouette
Oleander is one of the most beautiful Mediterranean plants found in home pot gardens. Shrubs bloom from May to September. Available varieties have full and simple flowers, bloom white, pink, apricot, yellow, red.Some even smell. Note, all parts of the plant are poisonous!
Common oleander development
Oleander can be grown as a shrub or a small tree.In our conditions, it reaches a height of 2 to 5 meters and a width of 3 meters.
Common oleander - position
Oleander is used to hot weather and perfectly prepared for it (it has leathery leaves).Likes the sun and tolerates strong sunlight (its buds open only in good sunlight).
Common oleander care
Oleander has a high water requirement. In summer, make sure that there is always water in the tray.Oleander likes limestone soil and should not be watered with rainwater.It is attacked by spider mites.
In order for the plants to grow he althily, they need to be regularly fed and cleaned of faded flowers. It is also worth replanting them every spring. Oleander does not like pruning because then it does not bloom for a while.You can only remove single shoots that are too long or sick.
Common oleander - wintering
When the autumn temperature drops below -5 ° C, the oleander must be immediately moved to the quarters.It is hibernated in light, airy quarters at a temperature of 5-10 ° C.In such conditions, plants require only occasional watering.
Common oleander
Oleander is a very popular decoration of balconies and terraces.
Tip
Oleander is a poisonous plant (contains cardiac glycosides).Dangerous to he alth are leaves, shoots and flowers.
