Nerium Oleander:

Nerium oleander var. indicum

August 20th's Birth Flower

Location: Kiyosumi Shirakawa
Location: Kiyosumi Shirakawa
Location: Wakasu
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)
Location: Wakasu
Location: Koto-ku(Tokyo)
Location: Wakasu

Flower name
Nerium Oleander:
Scientific name
Nerium oleander var. indicum
Alias半年紅, 夾竹桃, Nerium Oleander, Nerium, Oleander
Place of originIndia
Place of floweringGarden, Subtropical region, Streets, Planting
Flowering seasonJune, July, August, September

What is Nerium Oleander:

Birth flowers for Aug 12, Aug 20

August 20th's Birth Flower is Oleander:(Nerium oleander var. indicum) and
Freesia(Freesia refracta).

🌼Oleander: “The Dark Side of Beauty”

by Mizuho

It’s planted as street trees and in parks,
but I’ve always been skeptical of it.
After all, isn’t it dangerous if children or pets put it in their mouths?
It’s true that beautiful flowers are poisonous.

Nerium , scientific name: Nerium oleander, is a non-cold-resistant evergreen small trees of the department Apocynaceae of Nerium genus native to India. A number of small flower is fragrant flowers late summer, during the rainy season from the bloom. Flowers bloom who is breeding horticultural varieties such as single, Yaeyama, and large-flowered a number. Green and narrow glossy leaves, with whorled. Medicinal to the bruise is known as folk remedies. Because it can withstand pollution has planted as a street tree. However on the other hand, causes heart attacks, diarrhea and cramps, such as toxic plants. There is a yellow flowers Oleander which lets bloom yellow flowers .

Common name: Nerium (Oleander), scientific name:Nerium oleander, aka: six red, on eyes swollen Thursday, Adelfa, Rose laurel, origin: India, living type: non-cold-resistant Evergreen small trees, height: 300-500 cm, monoplane, Leaf length: 6 to 20 cm, with leaf: oblong, hermaphrodite flowers, radial symmetry, inflorescence :cyme, the petals cylindrical 5 crack, flowering period: June-September flower colors: red, purple red, peach, white, flower diameter: 4-5 cm, ovary: top, seeds form horned, seed color: Brown, remarks: the whole plant is toxic, wind-pollinated.