Nerium oleander is an evergreen shrub or small tree in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, toxic in all its parts. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium. It is most commonly known as oleander, from its superficial resemblance to the unrelated olive Olea. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though southwest Asia has been suggested. The ancient city of Volubilis in Morocco may have taken its name from the Berber name oualilt for the flower. Oleander is one of the most poisonous of commonly grown garden plants.
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Growing Instructions:
* Fill a planting container with equal parts of sand and dampened peat moss.
* Sprinkle the seeds across the surface of the planting mixture and then cover them with a thin, 1/8-inch layer of the same mixture.
* Water the seeds very lightly without uncovering them. Keep the soil moist until the seeds sprout.
* Place the container in an area where it can get full sunlight to produce strong seedlings and temperatures are 75 degrees F.
* Thin out the extra seedlings so they don't crowd each other. Leave a 2-inch space between each seedling. Thin the seedlings by pinching the stems between your thumbnail and forefinger.
* Transplant the seedlings into the garden in the early summer by digging a small hole the same size as its root mass with a small hand shovel.
* Water the plant immediately after planting and then only after periods of drought.
