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/ NEER-ee-əm), [2] commonly known as oleander or rosebay, [3] is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium , belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae .
The group was started in order to plant more trees in the Tampa Bay Area.On February 8, 1983, T.R.E.E. Inc. was incorporated under Florida law. T.R.E.E. Inc.'s modus operandi for the first 22 years of their existence was to purchase bare root tree seedlings, grow them in 1-gallon containers for one growing season, step them up into 3-gallon containers for a second growing season, and then ...
The botanical gardens were established in 1969 for use by the Biology Department in the USF College of Arts and Sciences. In the early 1970s many of today's temperate, subtropical, and tropical trees and shrubs were planted. During the late 1970s and 1980s, the palm garden, the wetland forest, and sand scrub beds were planted.
Cascabela thevetia is cultivated as an ornamental plant, and planted as large flowering shrub or small ornamental tree standards in gardens and parks in temperate climates. In frost prone areas it is container plant, in the winter season brought inside a greenhouse or as a house plant. It tolerates most soils and is drought tolerant. [5]
Rosebay is a common name for several plants Rosebay may refer to: Nerium oleander, a shrub in the family Apocynaceae, native to the Mediterranean region and cultivated in other warm subtropical areas; Chamerion angustifolium, a herbaceous plant in the family Onagraceae, commonly known as rosebay willowherb in Britain
He observed that in an area of scrub that had burned two years earlier, almost the entire area was covered by a thick 2 to 3 feet (0.61 to 0.91 m) high growth of scrub oaks. Many seedlings of sand pines (6 to 8 inches (150 to 200 mm) high), and of other plants typical of the scrub community, were growing under the oak canopy.
cow itch tree; primrose tree; Norfolk Island hibiscus; pyramid tree Malvaceae (mallow family) Thespesia: thespesia trees; Thespesia populnea: portia tree; milo Malvaceae (mallow family) Melastomataceae: melastome family; Tetrazygia: tetrazygia trees; Tetrazygia bicolor: Florida tetrazygia Melastomataceae (melastome family) Meliaceae: mahogany ...
Solanum abutiloides is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Argentina and Bolivia, and thrives as a weedy plant in rocky land, on stream banks, and scrub land between 900–3,600 metres (3,000–11,800 ft) in elevation. It is also known as dwarf tamarillo, due to superficial similarities with Solanum betaceum. Both ...