Re: OLEANDERS
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- Subject: Re: OLEANDERS
- From: T*
- Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 13:21:31 -0500
On 11/25/00 9:22 AM helene.pizzi (helene.pizzi@tin.it) said:
>What a pity so many of us have oleanders on our hate lists. Perhaps it is
>because they have not been to Rome in July and August. Hundreds of these
>easy-care very neglected city landscape plants suddenly burst into bloom.
>They bring cheer to a city baking in searing heat and do not mind the
>pollution. The 'autostrada' which follows the coast up to France (and
>other superhighways too) has oleanders as highway dividers and they
>certainly add beauty to the scenery.
Being born in Florida, I have been around oleanders nearly all my life.
Here, in the St Pete/Tampa area, they and the tropical hibiscus are
probably the two most popular flowering plants. Oleanders are commonly
used along highways. They seem to be trouble-free and add color while
adding a measure of safety by slowing cars that are out of control . In
my neighbor's back yard, oleanders usually are caterpillar (orange/black)
food every year.
On a Mediterranean cruise about three years ago, I looked hard for colors
other than the ones I see here -- white, dark and pale pink, but didn't
notice any.
Tom Miller
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