In the garden, in a favourable climate, Oleander 'Sealy Pink' excels in an informal hedge, planted every 1.20 m to 1.50 m to obtain a dense screen. To create a colourful scene, pair it with other oleanders such as 'Italia', with large single bright pink flowers, 'Sister Agnes', pure white and fragrant, or the very compact 'Angiolo Pucci' with ivory yellow flowers. At their feet, lavandins, gaura, perovskia or rockroses will enhance the Mediterranean atmosphere.
Since antiquity, the oleander has accompanied the history of gardens around the Mediterranean. Already cultivated in Mesopotamia, Egypt, then by the Greeks and Romans, it is mentioned by ancient authors and featured in crowns and decorations for religious festivals. In France, where the species only grows wild on the French Riviera and in Corsica, it has gradually become one of the emblematic shrubs of the landscapes of the South of France, planted in hedges, in parks, along avenues and on road embankments. From the 18th century onwards, it also spread to North America and many warm regions of the globe; in Texas, the city of Galveston even became known as "Oleander City", so prevalent is the shrub in its public spaces.
