Cascabela Thevetia, Bitti (White) - Plant

Planting and care

growing shrub‎ to small tree of the genus Cascabela also known as Cascabela thevetia, Yellow oleander perennial evergreen used as ornamental fragrant hedge plant drought tolerant and attract pollinators, can grow in tropics, mediterranean, desert, subtropics or temperate climate.

Caring for Cascabela Thevetia

• Examine the bush s growing location while it is still young enough to transplant well. Oleander bushes flower best in full sun exposure.
• They do tolerate partially shady conditions, but they grow leggy.
• They also need good-draining soil, so relocate the shrub if puddles form under it during rainstorms.
• Water the soil around the oleander bush deeply each week during the growing season whenever it does not rain. An oleander shrub needs 1 to 2 inches of water each week while it is actively growing. Let the soil dry out between waterings.

Typical uses of Cascabela Thevetia

Special features: Container plant for sunny decks, patios and other locations around the home. In Zones 8-10, these plants are used in a variety of landscape applications including hedges, screens, foundation plantings and borders.

Culinary use: All seeds are completely fresh and viable. We take samples from all deliveries of our collectors, in order to test the freshness and germination rates. These are very rarely low (although in some palm seeds this is sadly unavoidable), occasionally acceptable, but mostly excellent. Germination rates of up to 100% have been reported by many customers.

References

http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/ http://www.flowersofindia.net/