Allamanda blanchetii
Purple Allamanda
Purple Allamanda is a striking addition to any frost-free landscape. It sports pretty violet-shaded flowers that are trumpet-shaped, very showy and appear all year in consistently warm climates. This vine has thin, arching, twining woody branches. The bark is brown, furrowed on mature stems and yellow-green on younger branches. In temperate climates, allamanda may be grown outdoors in containers during the summer months and brought into a greenhouse or conservatory to over-winter. Allamanda are popular as ornamental plants cultivated for their large, colourful flowers. The flower has five lobed sepals and a bell- or funnel-shaped corolla of five petals. The plants do not tolerate shade or salty or alkaline soils, and they are sensitive to frost. They grow rapidly, sometimes spreading 3 meters per year. They can be propagated from cuttings.
Contributed by @geehawker
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Purple Allamanda
Latin name
Allamanda blanchetii
type
Evergreen Trees or Shrubs
family
Apocynaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
2.30 M
4.00 M
Allamanda blanchetii
Purple Allamanda is a striking addition to any frost-free landscape. It sports pretty violet-shaded flowers that are trumpet-shaped, very showy and appear all year in consistently warm climates. This vine has thin, arching, twining woody branches. The bark is brown, furrowed on mature stems and yellow-green on younger branches. In temperate climates, allamanda may be grown outdoors in containers during the summer months and brought into a greenhouse or conservatory to over-winter. Allamanda are popular as ornamental plants cultivated for their large, colourful flowers. The flower has five lobed sepals and a bell- or funnel-shaped corolla of five petals. The plants do not tolerate shade or salty or alkaline soils, and they are sensitive to frost. They grow rapidly, sometimes spreading 3 meters per year. They can be propagated from cuttings.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant young plants in spring in a sunny site. They do not do well in shade. The soil should be acidic or neutral and should be moist and well drained. Do not plant in a waterlogged area. In colder climates, they can be planted in containers which can be brought in for winter protection.
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