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I have been to Hawaii, Kauai anyway, and have seen a lot of pics from there, and have read a lot on here, but have to ask...why don't I see oleander? I found a few references to it on here, but all negative. They are beautiful and fragrant and Yes, poisonous. I don't eat them, I look at them and smell them. Don't they grow well on the east side? On the mainland they are usually fodder for worms and aphids, how about there?
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Have seen in in a few older gardens, & CTAHR is always a good resource for info on plants in Hawaii, here is their oleander link:
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/OF-4.pdf
Starr Environmental album of Hawaii oleanders:
http://www.starrenvironmental.com/images...m+oleander&o=plants
Cannot find any HEAR info on oleander...have no idea if the site has finally crashed or the is no interest in oleander as an invasive....but most info points to the fact that it has a low potential for invasive tendency...
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lots and lots of them on kona side and some big older plants in hilo town. dont know why they arent very popular here? maybe get black soot from the rain?
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Oleander is poisonous to almost everything - hunans, pets, livestock, birds, everything.
Also it seems like people are gaining awareness about invasive species and the endemic native hawaiian species. These are plants found nowhere else in the world, many endangered, and many extinct.
I've seen a lot on the Kona side too sure are pretty huh?
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My parents lived on Oahu in the '40s and '50s; my mom said oleander was illegal in Hawaii, so I was surprised to see so much of it when I got here. I'm thinking she was misinformed; too late to ask her.
Anyway, there are so many more attractive plants that grow here that AREN'T poisonous, I don't see the point of growing oleanders.
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Just a thought - this area is very rural/agricultural. Therefore lots of farm animals to possibly get poisoned from Oleander. That's the reason I won't plant it on my property.
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I've seen oleander on this side in drier areas. I think oleander's problem is that while it might be lovely in dry areas like the median of Southern California freeways where it survives on little water and lots of neglect, here it has to compete with some real beauties better suited to the local climate. Take, for example, the "be still" bush with its lacy, bright evergreen foliage and big yellow flowers that dance in the tradewind. The oleander looks drab in comparison. And the "be still" bush doesn't kill -- it merely stuns.
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the species known as yellow oleander (Cascabela thevetia) is scattered along the hwy in Kau near Punalu'u and other drier areas.... but mostly on Oahu Kauai and Maui....
there are far better plants to plant here in Puna
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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Our neighbors at our other house in Kapoho have oleander growing - and growing over into our yard.
We had pets so we keep it trimmed back to their side of the property.
it isnt very pretty IMHO when you look at all the beautiful flowers and plants we have here. and there is the fact it is poisonous, and years ago I was told the roots attract ground termites. (<< Dont know if true)
