Wilhelmina wrote:
All my oleanders survived the winter and are now laden with
healthy buds and shoots. 1 pink big mother bush and several
pink baby bushes, as well as 1 deep fuschia bush that I
bought 2 years ago from a nursery in Wilmington. I did not
cover them with leaves, but they sit in good rich dirt
(topsoil spiked with seasoned chicken "stuff"), and lots of
sun. I do not have white oleander and would like to trade
a gallon-pot of pink oleander for one. I don't know if a
certain variety is tougher than others. My deep fuschia is
a dwarf variety while the pink ones are tall, and both are
doing well in Morrisville.

Well, that's interesting. I know they do well on the coast, but
I've always heard they don't survive winters in the Triangle.

Late winter I took cuttings from a double purple on vacant
property in Greenville, and one of the three has survived and has taken
off. I'd like to plant it, but I think I'll keep it in a container until
established. Then I'll try rooting another cutting and plant it outside.

cl