cascabelathevetia

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A wandering jew Tradescantia zebrina flower plant growing, Uganda, Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

A yellow oleander Cascabela thevetia flower and plant growing, Uganda, Africa Royalty Free Stock Photo

Cascabela thevetia is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree. Its leaves are willow-like, linear-lanceolate, and glossy green in color. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss . Its stem is green turning silver gray as it ages. Flowers bloom from summer to fall. The long funnel-shaped sometimes-fragrant yellow (less commonly apricot, sometimes white) flowers are in few-flowered terminal clusters.Its fruit is deep red-black in color encasing a large seed that bears some resemblance to a 'Chinese lucky nut.