Knowra Nerium Nerium Nerium is a genus of flowering shrubs in the dogbane family, native to regions around the Mediterranean and Asia. Its best-known species is common oleander, Nerium oleander.
Nerium oleander : Nerium oleander is an evergreen flowering shrub and the sole widely recognized species of the genus Nerium. This species accounts for nearly all familiar uses and descriptions of the genus.
Ornamental plant : An ornamental plant is grown primarily for visual or sensory qualities rather than for food or materials. Nerium is widely planted for its flowers, evergreen foliage, and tolerance of heat.
Yellow oleander : Yellow oleander is the toxic flowering tree Cascabela thevetia, native to tropical America and not a true oleander. Its common name resembles Nerium’s, but it belongs to a different genus.
White oleander : White oleander is a cultivated form of Nerium oleander with pale or white flowers. It shows the floral variation found within the genus’s familiar ornamental species.
Apocynaceae : Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes oleanders, milkweeds, and many tropical trees and vines. Nerium belongs to this family, whose shared traits help place the genus botanically.
Mediterranean garden : A Mediterranean garden uses plants and design suited to hot, dry summers and mild, wetter winters. Nerium’s drought and heat tolerance make it a characteristic choice for this garden style.
Desert rose : Desert rose is Adenium obesum, a succulent shrub in the dogbane family with swollen stems and showy flowers. It shares the family with Nerium but differs in growth form and water storage.
Double-flowered oleander : Double-flowered oleander is a horticultural form of Nerium oleander with extra floral parts that create fuller blooms. Its altered flower structure is a conspicuous example of selection among cultivated oleanders.
Eudicots : Eudicots are a major group of flowering plants characterized by pollen with three apertures or derivatives of that pattern. This broad lineage contains the dogbane family and thus Nerium.
Hedge : A hedge is a row of closely planted shrubs or trees used as a boundary, screen, or windbreak. Nerium is often clipped or planted in rows to form dense, flowering screens.
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