Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Oleander (Nerium oleander), Apocynaceae Family, naturalized, perennial, evergreen, highly drought tolerant, deer resistant, poisonous and sap can cause skin irritation in some people

The oleander is a very tough plant that takes no care once established. It can become very large. I have to trim my back in the middle of the summer every other year. This causes it to not bloom the rest of the summer because it blooms on the old wood (trimming earlier or later in the year will cause it to not produce any blooms). The leaves can be burned by heavy frost and in severe winters, it can die to the ground in Zone 8b.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1327/index.html