Good Afternoon Blurtters,
Today I would like to share with you five photos of beautiful Allamanda flowers. I found these beautiful allamanda flowers were planted in the front yard of my friend's house which is located in Graha Indah Sub-district, North Balikpapan District, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Photos taken using the camera of Sony Smartphone.
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Allamanda
Plants of the genus are evergreen trees, shrubs, or vines. They contain a white latex. The leaves are opposite or arranged in whorls of up to 5. The blades are generally oval and smooth-edged, and some are leathery or lightly hairy. The inflorescence is a compound cyme. The flower has five lobed sepals and a bell- or funnel-shaped corolla of five petals, yellow in most species. The fruit is a schizocarp containing two to four seeds
In the wild, allamandas grow along riverbanks and other open, sunny areas with adequate rainfall and perpetually moist substrate. 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.
Light and Temperature
In its native habitat, new shoots of the tropical shrub Allamanda find their way to the treetops to get all the full sun they can, while keeping the dark green leaves protected in semi-shade.
A lover of sun, this drought-tolerant plant needs lots of sunshine, so if possible, mimic nature and shade the plant but give the tips lots of sunshine.
Keep temperatures and humidity high if possible.
Watering Your Allamanda & Fertilizing
When in full growth season, in high temperatures and humidity Allamanda requires lots of water. During its flowering period pay attention to the plant’s water use. Very often it requires some extra water to avoid flower loss.
Fertilizing Allamanda cathartica is best with a liquid water-soluble plant food once every two weeks during active growth. Do not give too much fertilizer to avoid overcrowding of foliage and lesser flowers.
Types Of Soil and Planting
As with many vines Allamandas like good, rich soil for healthy plant growth. If grown in a container transplant every two years. If the plant is large, do not step up to a bigger gallon pot, but prune the roots instead and replace with a rich potting mix.
Providing a support structure with a trellis allows the plant to “show off” to its fullest. The photo at the right is of Allamanda ‘Golden Trumpet vine’, one popular variety of Allamanda plants.
Bush Allamanda is popularly used as ornamental plants. They can be grown in sheltered areas as well as indoors – with care – as potted plants.
In the tropics, Allamandas are often pruned and used as blooming hedge plants. This tropical plant’s growth can be controlled so that they become slender trees crowned with their glorious blooms at the top portion of the plant.