Nerium Oleander....1st Flower.....

beautiful Milky.

A Stunning Flower Milky well worth the wait :)

What a beauty, georgous colour and flower.

Thanks girls....I love it....just hope the cold weather thats been forecast doesnt finish it off before it gets going......Lol

I have one too but it's not flowered for 2 years, despite being a gorgeous healthy plant
:(
Where's yours sited and what soil do you have Milky ?
How old is yours too ?

It's a beauty Milky , I hope you have it for a long time yet ...........

Louise, mine is facing west and sheltered by a timber fence.....The soil I think is slightly acid, but not that much, I do just give a good mulch with homemade compost each Spring......This has been its fourth year, but its never flowered this late before..........

Hmmm.
Mine's facing south and in a dry alkaline soil that's quite thin.
I don't mulch or feed it because i understood they liked poor ground, i water the area alternative days through dry periods because the area's so free draining.

I think i should feed it from now on then, see what that does :-/

Pretty pink colour :o)

Thanks TT.. Louise.....I dont really feed it as such just watering when its really dry......and just the compost mulch in Spring......

Hmm, don't know what's wrong with mine then :-(

If anything yours should do better than mine if its south facing.........

Hmmm :(

I've been thinking i'll remove it, don't know whether to pot it or bin it !

Try potting it 1st....Louise......Mix some ericaceous compost in with soil if yours is very Alkaline......got to be worth a try......

I'll do that Milky.

Patience must be your middle name Milky....smashing plant.

I think I am a very patient person Dotty....I always have been, but especially with plants......Never put it out unless its absolutely dead

Good for you!!

What a fabulous bloom .....isn't it just gorgeous and well worth waiting for. Such a pity it is such a toxic plant...it is SO attractive when it gets going...well done you!!!

Thanks Alzheimer...Why do the toxic ones always look so beautiful?.....Still ...as long as your careful with them and remember to wear gloves ......

....and keep any visiting kids well away!! But yes - you are right of course, Milky - they always seem to....must be Mother Nature up to her tricks again...."come and get me - if you dare" sort of message!!!!

surely is Alzheimer......

A real show stopper .I love it.

Thanks Pitta......