White Oleander

The White Oleander (Nerium oleander (white)) celebrates Ma Nature's elegance with clusters of single, gleaming white flowers that produce a sweet and subtle fragrance. This broad-leaved evergreen shrub is a lush, verdant choice for summer landscapes, filling your garden with abundant blooms and winged visitors. Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees flock to its nectar-rich blossoms, creating a lively, pollinator-friendly retreat.

Its lance-shaped evergreen foliage stays glossy green year-round, catching the breeze and adding graceful motion to the garden. Up close, the dainty flowers and leathery leaves impress, while from a distance, the shrub carries a more rugged, textured look. This adaptable plant flowers for weeks during the hottest summer months, holding up with ease to heat, humidity, and drought.

Native to Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean, Oleander has a long history as an ornamental plant, treasured for its toughness and beauty. Though admired for centuries, it is also known for its toxic sap, making it a shrub that requires care in handling. A member of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae), Oleander is best suited for gardeners who appreciate bold beauty and rugged reliability.

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Key Features

• Clusters of gleaming white, sweetly scented flowers
• Bushy, rich evergreen foliage with graceful movement
• Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees
• Heat, humidity, drought, and salt-tolerant
• Rugged, historical plant with Mediterranean roots
• Not recommended near livestock; toxic if ingested

Landscaping Uses

White Oleander is a fast grower, reaching 5–8 feet tall and 4–5 feet wide in Zones 8–10. This flowering bush works beautifully as a backdrop, hedge, or specimen plant, and it thrives in tough, sunny landscapes.

• Hedging and privacy screens
• Windbreaks for coastal or beachside gardens
• Flowering backdrop or border plant
• Mass plantings on slopes for erosion control
• Living walls or garden room dividers
• Container gardens and patio accents
• Can be trained as a multi- or single-trunk tree

Care & Maintenance

White Oleander thrives in USDA growing zones 8–10. It is a broad-leaved evergreen shrub, prized for being one of the most low-maintenance and drought-tolerant landscape plants available. Perfect for xeric gardens, coastal sites, or hot urban yards, it truly is a "plant it and forget it" option.

• Planting Time: Best planted in spring or fall for strong establishment
• Sun Requirements: Full sun for best flowering
• Soil Requirements: Tolerates nearly all well-drained soils; handles alkaline or acidic soils, coastal salt, and even brief flooding
• Moisture Needs: Drought-tolerant once established; use the Finger Test to monitor soil moisture, and remember new shrubs need regular watering their first year
• Mulch: Apply a 3–4 inch layer of arborist mulch to conserve moisture and reduce weeds
• Fertilization Needs: Use a general-purpose fertilizer in late winter and again in late summer; compost is an excellent option
• Pruning Info: Blooms on new wood; prune after flowering to encourage more blooms and reduce size. Deadheading is not required, but regular trimming keeps the shrub neat
• Renewal Pruning: Begin renewal pruning after 10 years by removing 1/3 of the oldest trunks each spring for long-term health
• Special Perks: Handles heat, humidity, drought, salt spray, and urban conditions. Avoid planting near livestock or pets. Always wear gloves when pruning to prevent skin irritation.

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White Oleander: A Tough Beauty With Timeless Charm

White Oleander is a classic accent plant that pairs rugged durability with elegant summer blooms. With its sweetly scented flowers, glossy evergreen leaves, and outstanding resilience, this shrub deserves a spot in your warm-climate garden. Buy now at NatureHills.com and enjoy this timeless Mediterranean favorite delivered right to your doorstep!