Oleander and Alternative Shrubs for Container Privacy Hedge

Oleander in Containers

• Works well; needs full sun; tolerates heat/drought.
• Extremely poisonous—gloves, no burning, keep from kids/pets.
• Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, heart irregularities, cardiac arrest.
• Evergreen, flowering, attractive hedge.

Alternative Evergreen Flowering Shrubs

English Laurel, American Holly, Sweet Acacia, Heavenly Bamboo, Photinia, Hibiscus (Rose of China), Flannel Bush, Wintergreen, Bearberry, Mexican Orange, Camellia, Lantana, Indian Hawthorn, Viburnum. Most 5–10 ft; all container-suitable.

Hedge Planting Tips

• Consider cost (multiple plants), growth rate, spread.
• Install drip irrigation—worth the investment.