How to properly care for it

So that Nerium oleander, like the plant that grows up to five meters high in the botanical Technical language is also referred to as really feeling good, it needs a broad as well as deep one Planter. The roots of the oleander naturally extend in all directions - always in search of water - whereby the root ball usually develops in width rather than in depth. So choose a planter, which is about twice as wide and twice as deep as the root ball itself. There you fill in a moderately humus-rich, rather loamy soil, which at best consists of a mixture of commercially available flower and loamy garden soil. There you can also mix in a handful or two of sand.

Oleanders in the bucket should be repotted once a year, whereby you exchange the substrate and always choose the next larger pot size. If the shrub has become so big and heavy that repotting is difficult, this measure is only necessary every five years. Proper oleander care also includes regular watering - up to three times a day on hot summer days! - as well as the equally regular one

Fertilize. A rich fertilizer for flowering plants, which you give the oleander about once or twice a week, is particularly suitable here. Oleander is extremely thirsty - and is also one of the plants that wet feet cannot harm - and a typical heavy eater. In contrast to numerous other Mediterranean plants. The pruning is always done in spring if possible.

Select a suitable location

Oleander loves the sun and warmth and therefore needs an appropriate location. However, you should place the bucket in such a way that the shrub is well protected from wind and rain - the plant needs a lot of water, but not from above.

It is better not to overwinter oleanders outdoors

As a Mediterranean plant, oleander is not hardy and can only tolerate light frosts of around minus five degrees Celsius - and only for a short period of time. For this reason, it is better to overwinter the shrub in cold house conditions at around five degrees Celsius (frost-free of course), although it does not necessarily have to be light. Don't forget to water it even in winter!