Propagation
Take soft and hardwood cuttings from summer to autumn and place in a well-drained moist media.

Divide the crown during growing period; this may be difficult on mature plants requiring machinery.

Culture
Oleanders can be trained to form a tree or pruned lightly to form a compact habit. Older plants may be prune hard to rejuvenate and suckers are removed to control the size.


Botanic information
Leaf: The smooth mat green lanceolate leaves have a leathery texture with a pale mid rib and are up to 40 mm (1? in) wide. The apex is acute to acuminate and the petiole is short.

Flower: The long lasting funnelform to salverform flowers are arranged in a terminal cyme and are single or double with the double forms, persisting on the plant until they turn brown. The flower colour is pink, red or white and they appear from early to late summer.

Fruit: The bean-like fruit is slender up to 15 mm wide and arranged in pairs. They are green ripening to brown, splitting when ripe and contain many seed that are covered in brown hairs. The seeds are dispersed by wind.