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White Oleander is a 2002 American drama film directed by Peter Kosminsky. The film stars Alison Lohman in the central role of Astrid Magnussen and Michelle Pfeiffer as her manipulative mother, Ingrid, with Robin Wright, Noah Wyle, and Renée Zellweger in supporting roles.
White Oleander is a 1999 novel by American author Janet Fitch. In the fashion of a picaresque novel, it deals with themes of motherhood, telling the story of a girl named Astrid who is separated from her mother, Ingrid, and placed in a series of foster homes.
Janet Fitch's 1999 novel White Oleander is centered around a young Southern California girl's experiences growing up in foster care after her mother is imprisoned for poisoning an ex-boyfriend with the plant. The book was adapted into a 2002 film of the same name starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Alison Lohman.
Oleander is a popular evergreen shrub with attractive flowers that bloom year-round in warm climates. Learn how to plant, prune, fertilize, and water oleander, and see pictures of different varieties.
Jul 1, 1999 · Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes--each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned--becomes a redee...
Oct 11, 2002 · Astrid Magnussen (Alison Lohman) is a teenager who struggles to cope with her mother's imprisonment for murder and her own foster homes. Based on Janet Fitch's novel, the film explores the themes of love, loss, identity and art.
Jan 29, 2023 · Learn how to grow and care for oleander, a fragrant evergreen shrub or tree with white, pink, red, or yellow flowers. Find out about oleander types, uses, propagation, pruning, and common pests and diseases.
