Re: Was: OLEANDERS, now: xenohortphobia?

Sometimes nature takes care of things for us.  A couple of 
years ago in central Orange County, CA all the oleanders 
began dying.  The culprit was identified as a virus, trans-
mitted by unclean cutting shears and an insect.  At least 
at that time, no cure was known.  Cities have removed 
oleanders from their approved plant palettes; landscape 
designers no longer call for them to be used.  The disease 
has been spreading -- I see afflicted plants in adjoining 
counties now. At the time Caltrans was quoted as saying 
they didn't know what they would put in their place in the 
highway medians, for there was no other plant so tolerant. 
If the disease kills them all, I will miss them.
Nancy M. Mueller
North San Diego County, CA
In a message dated 11/30/00 2:55:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
johna@mech.eng.usyd.edu.au writes:

> Here (east coast of Australia) I've certainly had oleanders self-seed in my 
>  garden.  But they don't seem to escape into the bush -- and I've never 
>  noticed them on the "noxious weed" lists where all the problem escapees 
end 
>  up.  Are things different in S Africa?   It's hard to believe they would 
be 
>  on the banned list there unless they were already causing serious problems 
>  -- not just that someone thought they might.
>  
>  Gees they're hard to kill though!
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