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Oleander - Petite Salmon – Desert Horizon Nursery

Oleander – Petite Salmon

Nerium oleander 'Petite Salmon'
Categories:
Shrubs  ·  
Screening & Hedge Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water
Low to moderate water once established. Water deeply, then let the upper soil dry; irrigate more regularly during establishment and extreme summer heat.
Size
3-4 ft tall × 3-4 ft wide
Habit
Rounded shrub
Toxicity
Toxic — Pets Humans & Livestock
Description
A compact oleander with narrow, leathery green leaves and clusters of salmon-pink flowers, well suited to Phoenix heat.
Bloom Time
Spring through fall
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
Growth Rate
Moderate
Growth Habit
Rounded shrub
Mature Size
3-4 ft tall × 3-4 ft wide
Flower Color
Salmon
Foliage Color
Dark green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Container / Patio, Hedge / Screen, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Container / Patio, Hedge / Formal
Soil
Alkaline Tolerant, Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Deer grass, Desert spoon, Red yucca, Texas sage, Trailing lantana
Toxic — Pets Humans & Livestock
Highly toxic to pets, livestock, and humans if ingested; sap also a skin irritant
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun for best flowering; tolerates light shade.

Water: Low to moderate water once established. Water deeply, then let the upper soil dry; irrigate more regularly during establishment and extreme summer heat.

Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates sandy, rocky, clay, and alkaline soils if drainage is adequate.

Mature size: Typically 4–6 feet tall and wide.

Bloom: Spring through fall, with repeated flowering during warm weather.

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen.

Growth rate: Moderate to fast with adequate warmth and irrigation.