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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Nerium oleander


Scientific name: Nerium oleander
Synonym: Nerium indicum
Common name: Oleander
Family: Apocynaceae
Origin: Mediterranean
Category: Ever-flowering shrub

Photo Taken at: The ditch garden in my neighbourhood

Other flower colours are white, yellow, red and purple. Some have variegated leaves or double flowers. The above is a single petal variety. 


Today is ABC Wednesday, Round 8
N is for .....
the Nice, Numerous, Never-ending flowers of the
Nerium oleander


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8 comments:

  1. Love it! As always, thanks for sharing.

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  2. Oleanders hold such memories for me. Growing up in Central Ca the freeway was lined with pink, white and dark pink oleanders. I remember telling my mother they looked like a row of wedding bouquets.

    You photo is lovely.

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  3. Ah, so pretty! I like the name "oleander" better though as it just sounds so floral. :D

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  4. yeah for the scientific names, tho I like oleander better, too.
    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  5. Very pretty. They are regarded as a pest in South Africa because they invade our riverine areas, so it is nice to see them in their natural habitat! Most interesting and lovely blog. Many thnanks.

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  6. Such beautiful flowers and beautifully photographed! It is always interesting to me how one person's joy is another person's nuisance.
    HelenMac, ABC Wednesday Team

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  7. Have you seen dark red,white and yellow oleanders in Malysia.
    It will be nice if you can post some pictures of these and where we can find them in Malaysa

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  8. Yes, I have seen those colours that you mentioned but that was quite a long time ago. I don't have the pictures at the moment. I'll be posting a dark pink double flower variety soon.

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Yay! You like flowers too.