Botanical Name: Common Names:
Allamanda cathartica Jamaican Sunset Golden Trumpet, Trumpet Vine, Trumpetvine,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Dense, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
A small open shrub 1.5m x 1.5m with apricot-burgundy trumpet like flowers year round. The flowers are highly scented at night and are followed by prickly seed pods with winged seeds. Foliage is glossy green. CAUTION Harmful if eaten/skin & eye irritant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Climber / Creeper, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Mites, Scale, White Fly
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed
Family Name: Origin:
Apocynaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Burgundy, Orange, Pink
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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