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Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 6-8 feet, can be trained to be a tall tree.
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other: Flowers are poisonous
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Yellow Oleander
  • Lucky Nut
  • Mexican Oleander
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cascabela thevetia
  • Synonym: Thevetia peruviana

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Location: My garden
Date: 2022-09-12
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Uploaded by Livy
Uploaded by Livy
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-08
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-08
Location: my garden
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
very lucky and very nutty ;)
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-01-31
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-23
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Location: Orto Botanico di Cagliari - Sardinia
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Photo taken at Washington Oaks State Park
Date: 2012-10-22 
Photo taken at Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida
Location: Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22 
Photo taken at Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida
Uploaded by wren
Uploaded by wren
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-08
Location: my garden
Location: Monte Verde, Costa Rica | Old Photo
Date: 2022-12-20

photo by:  SAplants
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-17
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-23
Unripe seedpod.
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-23
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-23
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-23
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-23

credit: Prenn
Location: my garden 
Date: 2013-09-28
grown from seed; 2nd yr
Location: my garden 
Date: 2012-10-18
Location: Guangzhou
Date: 2017-10-15
Location: Guangzhou
Date: 2017-10-15
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-07-11
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-07-11
Location: Photo taken at Washington Oaks state park, Palm Coast, Fl
Date: 2012-10-22
Location: Photo taken at Palm Coast, Florida 
Date: 2012-10-22
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piksihk On June 21, 2019 Bloomed
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seed pods
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