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Oleander

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Oleander
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17 March 2025

Nerium oleander

94% certain

Family
Apocynaceae
Origin
The Mediterranean and western Asia
Bloom season
Summer
Colors
pink, white, red, yellow
Habitat
Hot highways, coastal gardens, and dry courtyards
Symbolism
Caution, and beauty that is not to be tasted

An evergreen shrub of five-petaled, often fragrant blooms that thrives where the soil is poor and the sun is hard.

Care. Plant in full sun with little extra water; every part of the plant is toxic if swallowed.

A note. Oleander hedges line Mediterranean roads because salt, drought, and exhaust barely slow them.

Or perhaps

  • Gaura — 5%
  • Desert rose — 3%

Notes on the photograph

Copied from the marks left by the camera.

Captured
Mar 17, 2025, 1:34 PM
Camera
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lens
iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 6.86mm f/1.78
Focal length
6.9mm
Aperture
f/1.8
Shutter
1/3356s
ISO
80
Dimensions
4032 × 3024

Where it was found

The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.

18.7057° N, 68.4505° W

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