"Salty Thumb" wrote in message
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I have an Oleander cutting rooted in a pot from my old home
that I moved from in 2002. I am looking to plant this in the
ground this year and I am
wondering what type of light requirements they need? I was looking
at a perfect spot but I think it only gets a few hours morning sun
and then the rest of the day is shaded. Can anyone help?

The first thing I will tell you is toss it in the trash. Oleander is
poisonous to humans. The leaves, the flowers, the bark, the roots.
But if you must... plant it in full sun to get flowers, part shade to
get leaves.

(sigh) Not this crap again.

Yes, it is toxic. But in order to ingest a toxic level, you have to
eat a LOT of it. And from what I hear, oleander tastes extremely
bitter and nasty. So I challenge you to produce a credible news story
that shows oleander is the dangerous menace to humanity that you claim
it is.

Here's one:
http://www.intelihealth.com/pcn/general/00292987.htm

or it could be a cover up for gangland execution by [insert dangerous
stereotype] mafia

There are over 5 billion people in the world, and you were able to produce a
whopping 2 people who died from ingesting oleander in recent years. Notice
that they didn't die an instant after touching an oleander leaf - they died
after repeatedly ingesting oleander over a period of days. This hardly
represents a dangerous health menace to humanity.

Millions of people have oleander in close proximity to their their homes and
somehow they manage to stay alive. Meanwhile, people who live in fear of the
Dreaded Oleander unknowingly have yards filled with DEADLY TOXIC PLANTS
READY TO KILL. Hydrangea is toxic. Poinsettia is toxic. English ivy is
toxic. Caladium is toxic. Foxglove is toxic. Philodendron is toxic. So are
azaleas and rhododendrons.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=90376391
Hide in fear from the lovely philodendron - it's a killer!

Somehow, human beings have existed with these plants for thousands of years.
Should people be fearful of these plants like you fear the Dreaded Oleander?

Here's what the silly people at NIH have to say:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...pages/3079.htm
Medical Encyclopedia. Oleander (Nerium oleander) is a common ornamental
evergreen shrub. It is used as a freeway median divider in warmer states,
such as California. This plant is extremely toxic, and a single leaf may
kill an adult.

Maybe you should try chewing a couple of leaves and let us know (or not)
how it goes.

Maybe you should try getting a grasp of the genuine health dangers you
should be concerned with.