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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Pallas on March 22, 2019, 01:14:24 PM

Title: Narrow-leaved plant ID'd by Thea and John as Cascabela thevetia
Post by: Pallas on March 22, 2019, 01:14:24 PM
Can anyone identify this narrow-leafed plant with orange/yellow flowers? The photos were taken on the AGM trip in October 2018, at the Moroccan tea garden outside Elche.
Title: Re: What is this narrow-leaved plant?
Post by: Charithea on March 22, 2019, 05:54:56 PM
Hi Pallas . I think it is a Thevetia peruviana.  My mother had one years ago.
Title: Re: What is this narrow-leaved plant?
Post by: John J on March 22, 2019, 06:47:50 PM
My wife is quite correct, except for the fact that it has undergone a name change to Cascabela thevetia.
Title: Re: What is this narrow-leaved plant?
Post by: Hilary on March 23, 2019, 07:04:49 AM
I thought the name sounded familiar.
A post from October 2018


Thevetia peruviana, sometimes called Yellow Oleander

This stamp was issued by Vietnam in 1977 in an eight stamp series named WILD FLOWERS.

Apparently, as with, Oleander it is very poisonous. 

Thevetia peruviana is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I have chosen issue number 30, October 2002 for you to read today
SPAROZA IN SUMMER by Caroline Harbouri
Title: Re: Narrow-leaved plant ID'd by Thea and John as Cascabela thevetia
Post by: David Dickinson on March 23, 2019, 01:48:22 PM
I remember there was a request for suppliers of this plant a few years back http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=2381.msg16362#msg16362 I wonder if the member, cascabelathevetia , ever found a plant?
Title: Re: Narrow-leaved plant ID'd by Thea and John as Cascabela thevetia
Post by: Pallas on March 26, 2019, 01:01:52 PM
Thank you Charithea and John for IDing this plant! Isn't it irritating with the name changes? I know it's more accurate and I am duly grateful for recent science, but it does give everyone the runaround!

Re suppliers, I have never seen this plant for sale in any of the nurseries here, nor in any parks or gardens. Odd, as I think it ought to do well here. I am keeping an eye out and will post information if I ever find a source.