Oleanders are beautiful bushes with lance-shaped, dark green leaves with a waxy finish that bloom large whorled pink, white, red, and yellow flowers that smell similar to apricots. ... “Be-still tree” and “lucky nut” are common names of a few oleander species, but each is extremely deadly.

Are oleanders fragrant?

Oleanders flower from early summer until mid-autumn with large clusters of 2-inch single or double blossoms. Colors range from pure white through pale-yellow, peach, salmon and pink to deep burgundy red. Some varieties (mostly doubles) are fragrant. The leaves are smooth, dark green, thick and leathery.

Is the smell of oleander poisonous?

Nerium oleander the sweetly scented killer

Every part of the plant, from its stem to its sap, is incredibly poisonous if ingested. Even inhaling the smoke from a burning oleander is a health threat.