Re: New oleander

As soon as it's light out, I'll see if it has a label. I can send you a couple of cuttings if you like. I'm going to be making cuttings today to get rooted asap.

On Saturday, May 15, 2004, at 08:45 PM, Andrea H wrote:

Jim, what is the cultivar name of the red oleander? I'd like to have some.
The Garden Gate here got some new ones in in a very dark pink that I've
never seen. Mixed with a red one that would be gorgeous.

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message -----
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: "Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: [CHAT] New oleander


Ms. Fatma has been telling me for a week or more now about an oleander
that is planted in the medians of a new community development. The
flowers are large and blood red.

We are growing some white oleanders standards for a pre-easter garage
sale next year. When Ms. Fatma saw the blood red oleanders, she decided
she wanted to add them to the standard selection.

So while I was hunting down the Buddha's hand earlier today, she was
ferreting out the blood red oleander. And with success. She found a
very nice 3-gallon shrub that will produce at least a dozen tip
cuttings.

She also pointed out to me that Home Depot has a gaggle of Turk's cap
standards in 7-gallon size for sale at $50.00 each. So now she wants to
add those to the mix.

So we will likely have a lot of standards for sale next spring--even
though I'm with Kitty. I don't like them very much, not even tree
roses. Too phony looking but less so than topiaries.


Island Jim
Southwest Florida
Zone 10
27.0 N, 82.4 W

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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
Zone 10
27.0 N, 82.4 W

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