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These tropical beauties are native to South America, and come in different shades of yellow, although you will find some in shades of violet. Allamanda Neriifolia, produces clusters of flowers, while Allamanda Cathartica produces single blooms that may reach up to five inches across.
Growing your Allamanda in a hanging basket is one choice, however, many people train the to climb up supports or pinch them back to make them bush. They can become leggy and are known to sprawl everywhere they are allowed to. Over wintering you Allamanda is fairly easy to do, they prefer dry winter conditions, but not too dry, watch for the drooping, and lots of water in the summer. Growing them in rich soil with additions of manure in late spring and summer will help your plant perform its best. When it comes to light, this plant will need at least four hours or more of direct sunlight, preferably from a south window, or it will need to live in a greenhouse where there will be plenty of moisture in the air. If this is not possible, be sure to mist or use a humidifier on a regular basis. When it comes to repotting, allow your Allamanda to become root bound, as this is the way they to get them to bloom, and they will not bloom at all if the light is too low. Take care with this plant, as all parts of it are poisonous of ingested. I have my Allamanda growing in a hanging basket in my garden directly above some Angel Trumpets, Roses, and Mums. The bright yellow flowers really draw your eye upward and make the rest of the plants more noticeable once your eye leaves the Allamanda. I have not pruned mine back and probably won't until fall. However, I did transplant mine this spring because it needed watering daily from being too root bound. It has continued to put out new blooms for me, but I did wait until it was already in its blooming cycle. I think this is one of the most cheerful plants in my garden this year because of the bright yellow flowers. I have heard mention of a red Allamanda, but have never seen one myself. I have also heard of people who live in warm climates growing a bush Allamanda. This might just be possible to do in a pot. At least it's a thought.
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