Oleander-Nerium Oleander

Description

Nerium Oleander Aka Kaner is an evergreen shrub that belongs to the family of “Apocynaceae”. These shrubs grow up to 4m in height and contain short branches with dark green leathery narrow lace like leaves, which grow in whorls. Nerium Oleander are known for their flowers that grow in clusters at the end of each branch. And the colour shades of these flowers vary from purple, yellow, cream, white, pink to red, grows with 5 petals fringed at the base. These blossoms’ full diameter must be 2.5-5 cm. Nerium Oleander also bears a long narrow capsule like fruits, which usually splits open at its mature state to release numerous downy seeds. They are known or cultivated mostly due to its sweet- fragrant flowers which bear some medicinal values.