Oleander is an evergreen shrub. All parts of oleander are very poisonous.
Oleadner is an occasional garden escape.
Oleander is highly toxic to humans and can cause serious illness and death if ingested. All parts the plant are poisonous, especially the leaves and flowers, causing vomiting, diarrhoea, dizziness, convulsions, irregular pulse and then respiratory distress. Smoke from burning the plants is also toxic, and oleander is also a skin irritant. Poisonings from oleander are rare, as it has a foul taste.
What to do if poisoning occurs:
Oleander is an evergreen shrub up to 6 m high and 3 m wide.
Shepherd R.C.H (2010) Is that plant poisonous?. (Everbest Piniting, China).
See Using herbicides for more information.
Picloram 44.7 g/L + Aminopyralid 4.47 g/L
(Vigilant II ®)
Rate: Undiluted
Comments: Cut stump/stem injection application. Apply a 3–5 mm layer of gel for stems less than 20 mm. Apply 5 mm layer on stems above 20 mm .
Withholding period: Nil.
Herbicide group: I, Disruptors of plant cell growth (synthetic auxins)
Resistance risk: Moderate
Triclopyr 240 g/L + Picloram 120 g/L
(Access™ )
Rate: 1.0 L in 60 L of diesel
Comments: Basal bark application plants up to 5 cm basal diameter. Cut stump application plants over 5 cm.
Withholding period: Nil
Herbicide group: I, Disruptors of plant cell growth (synthetic auxins)
Resistance risk: Moderate
The content provided here is for information purposes only and is taken from the Biosecurity Act 2015 and its subordinate legislation, and the Regional Strategic Weed Management Plans (published by each Local Land Services region in NSW). It describes the state and regional priorities for weeds in New South Wales, Australia.
Area | Duty |
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All of NSW | General Biosecurity Duty All plants are regulated with a general biosecurity duty to prevent, eliminate or minimise any biosecurity risk they may pose. Any person who deals with any plant, who knows (or ought to know) of any biosecurity risk, has a duty to ensure the risk is prevented, eliminated or minimised, so far as is reasonably practicable. |
Reviewed 2014