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Nerium Oleander

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Field Notes

Habitat:

Grows well in full sun and near beach's

Notes:

http://www.oleander.org/folklore.html

Species ID Suggestions

Nerium oleander

Nerium indicum

Reference Link
Ashish
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Comments (6)
p.young713
Thank You! I looked it up and they wrote it was cultivated in the Valley of the Nile during the Old Kingdom Dynastic Period (3400-2475 BC) http://www.oleander.org/fromwhence.html It has a long History, also called Rose Bay, Greeks called it Nerion, Rhododendros. In Italy it is known as Lauro Rose. Reported seen in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in 1841. They believe it arrived on a trading ship from British West India Islands or Jamaica.
Ashish
Its originated from Mediterranean sea cost countries mostly Morocco to Egypt.
1Sarah2
Agreed, oleander. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6570410
Ashish
Raavendra you reached perfectly..!!
p.young713
I think it was brought to America by explorers.

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PublishedJuly 3, 2011

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