Poisonous Nerium oleander - All you need to know

[@Kathy-20J-73]

I had several fully grown beautiful flowering along my fence.. Then neighbors got dogs and asked me to cut them out 😭😒. I did but have others on my property away from them. A beautiful apricot colored multi-petaled flower that looks like a baby rose... It gives me so much pleasure and it's staying put 😊💜😄

[@thepanda1044]

Oleander is very pretty. *AND EXTREMELY TOXIC*

[@battlefoxx]

Toxic, but affects people differently. But, don't let Fido eat it.

[@daveross5954]

The taste of liberty from my point of view.

[@curtisstephan6419]

Some people are in denial, but oleander is poisonous...so, please don't munch on the leaves. In the Old South Plantation days, it was also used as a poison for a variety of reasons. Anyway, I think Oleander is really over-rated as an ornamental...but, it is very easy to grow if you have to cover some fence or other oddball object at the edge of your properties. Just not along the main areas where people like to congregate. My opinion.

[@AM2PMReviews]

How much should I water it in Phoenix in the summer?

[@battlefoxx]

Deep water around the root ball about every 2-3 days...depends on how hot and dry it is. If it gets too much water, the leaves may begin to yellow, though. If would try a super good soak every 3 days to see how the plants do.

[@jakesaen7263]

Is beautiful flowers l💗

[@battlefoxx]

yep, great plant for border coverage along a fence, especially because there is basically no maintenance.

[@rahulsls]

Does it have nectar??? I mean, is it useful for humming Birds or is it poisonous to Bird and bees. Any idea 💡?

[@battlefoxx]

Oleanders don't have nectar, sort of strange. So, they don't attract your bird pollinators. And it is also toxic to the birds. To pollinate, they "trick" the bees into visiting the flowers (although nothing for them to eat), then the sticky pollen attaches to them. So, to me, Oleander is sort of a lame plant, but super easy to grow in the desert areas.

[@deejt5220]

I just saw a movie where a woman killed her husband for his insurance from poison from this plant.

[@battlefoxx]

No kidding! I went to this plantation house in Louisiana where one of the slave girls killed the owner's children and wife with Oleander 150 years ago.

[@_Justin_-vg9si]

I touched it and washed my hands will I be ok ? Please let me know I didn’t know It was poison

[@battlefoxx]

You will be fine. but if you get some irritation, you should try to put some household medicine on it. some people are more sensitive than others.

[@AA-md7fo]

I cut mine down every single year to the root with no gloves on bare hands and I've never had a problem and they always grow back

[@patrioticamerican8355]

Is there a taste

[@battlefoxx]

Not sure, never tasted it.

[@sourcherry8928]

very nasty taste

[@vikassaini954]

I eat one flower of olender then after eating i feel something different pls don't try to eat

[@MuzaffarKrylov]

Yesterday, I pruned the side on a hundred foot long oleander hedge. By the middle of the day I was feeling funny and that evening I felt sick. We all should know that stuff is poisonous, sure but the sap got through my gloves and my coveralls. Today, the right side of my body feels numb and I still have no energy. Feeling really cold too. If you must prune a large amount of this plant, be smart and don't be like me. Get a chemical suit and rubber gloves. This illness is not fun!

[@battlefoxx]

oh my, I hope you get over it fast. A lot of times these are grown in public places that "invite" a lot of touching and contact, like family parks, lots of times outside of hotels along walkways. They are super easy to grow, so that's why I think businesses plant them. lucky for me none of these adverse plants I handle seem to hurt me. good luck.

[@sphinxn938]

How can I hybridize this plant

[@battlefoxx]

I think so, but it would have to be trial and error. Try to mix the pollen from the one plant to another of a different variety....you'll have to be really patient, though. Professional nurseries have hybridized it already.

[@beverlyfrancis8433]

Can it be applied to skin lesion?

[@battlefoxx]

you would have to ask a doctor....or some professional on the internet. older cultures used the exterior stems and bark for things like swelling and sores...but, i cannot say (or not say). Good luck.