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Nerium oleander
'Variegatum'
Variegated Oleander, Variegated Rose Bay.
| Family |
| Apocynaceae |
| Genus |
| Nerium |
| Species |
| oleander |
| Cultivar |
| 'Variegatum' |
| Category |
| Tropicals |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H2 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 2 - 4 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 35 - 40 |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 1.8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Nerium oleander 'Variegatum' is a tropical plant with variegated lanceolate leaves and deep pink, double flowers in terminal cymes. |
| Landscape |
| Use for screening, informal hedging or borders. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun, in well-drained, fertile, loam-based medium with added leafmould. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Possible pests when grown under glass include: mealybugs, aphids, scale insects and red spider mites. Possible diseases include: bacterial gall and leaf spot, affected parts should be removed and burned. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Leaf Description |
| Opposite, lanceolate, acute sharp, variegated dark green and yellow with a prominent midrib, on short leafstalk, usually in whorls of 3 or paired. |
| Flower Description |
| Showy, double, petals bright pink and funnelform, 5 sepals, anthers plumose, in terminal, compound cyme containing up to 80 flowers. |
| Fruit Description |
| Follicles: dry, derived from a single carpel, opening on one side only to release its seeds. |
| Propagation |
| By semi-ripe cuttings of terminal shoots or by stem sections in summer, after flowering. |
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