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Pink Oleander
Nerium oleander · Shrub
Pink Oleander is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-10, that matures to about 4–8 ft × 4–5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink blooms in spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to deer, drought and heat and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-10
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 4–8 ft × 4–5 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Pink
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Heat, Pollution, Poor soil, Salt, Wind
- Watch out for
- Can irritate skin on contact
- Toxic to
- People, Dogs, Cats, Horses
- Native to
- Europe, Asia
Will it survive your winters?
We score Pink Oleander’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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