How to grow Allamanda Cathartica

Allamanda

Full Sun
Medium

Allamanda does not like shade, salty or alkaline soils. Highly sensitive to frost, allamanda is otherwise undemanding. Allamanda can be propagated by cuttings and very infrequently the plant produces a seed pod. The seed pod is oval shaped and prickly.

If grown as a vine it must be trained to climb as it does not have tendrils.¹

How long does Allamanda cathartica take to grow?

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Allamanda cathartica Etymology

It has been named after Dr. Frederic-Louis Allamand who was a Swiss botanist dating to the late 18th century.¹²

Allamanda cathartica Folklore & Trivia

The city of Canovanas, Puerto Rico has named Allamanda Cathartica its official flower plant because it is grown throughout the city and its rivers.² They also have it in their seal and in the plaza.

Other names for Allamanda cathartica

Yellow Bell, Golden Trumpet, Buttercup flower

Allamanda L.

Footnotes

¹ “Wikipedia entry on Allamanda”: http://wikipedia.com

² E-zine