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a gorgeous garden killer that's basically a flower wearing a poison dart frog's resume
means A flowering evergreen shrub with showy clusters of pink, white, or red blooms whose every part is highly toxic if eaten.
from Comes through Medieval Latin 'oleander,' a tangled-up word that likely blended Latin 'olea' (olive tree, for its olive-like leaves) with the Greek 'rhododendron' (rose-tree). The result is a name that quietly insists this deadly beauty is just a friendly olive-and-rose — botanical false advertising baked right into the etymology.
- all toxic
- Every part contains lethal cardiac glycosides
- smoke danger
- Burning it releases toxic fumes too
- tiny dose
- A single leaf can kill a child
- honey hazard
- Bees can make poisonous honey from it
- survivor plant
- Thrives in drought, salt, and roadside pollution
oleander avenue naples florida — historic tree-lined street in naples with hundreds of oleanders planted along gulf shore boulevard
oleander lake taylor texas — central texas lake named after the abundant oleander shrubs in the region