Nerium oleander is reported to be associated with areas comprising wet sand, standing water and along the margins of shall water bodies (Rothfels et al. 2012, Patzelt 2015). Despite its affinity for water, it is also a halophyte and is frequently found in salty habitats (Karim and Dakheel 2006). It is has been found growing within deep, canyon-like wadis at low altitudes (Patzelt 2015) and is generally considered to be a characteristic species of wadis (El-Keblawy et al. 2016). This dense evergreen shrub species is considered to be poisonous which causes goats, and other browsers, to ignore this plant (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Karim and Dakheel 2006, El-Keblawy et al. 2016). It has woody stems, can grow to heights of 1-4 m and produces large pink flowers between September and March (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006).