Allamanda laxative
Allamanda catharctica
Family. Kutrovye - Arosupaseae
Motherland - Brazil.
The most common form in culture. Curly plant up to 6 m
Vanilla flavor flowers, dioecious, their decorativeness is determined by three brightly colored chocolate-purple petal-shaped lengths. The opposite leaves are ovate-elongated, large( up to 14 cm long, 2-4 cm in width), mostly bare, only in the lower part of the shoot, pubescent in veins.
Tubular funnel-shaped large( 5-6 cm wide) golden yellow with whitish base flowers collected in the apical part of the shoot.
The culture is represented by numerous forms, which some authors evaluate as independent species.
Nobilis - A. noble differs reddish shoots and large( up to 20 cm long) elongated-lanceolate sessile leaves. The tip is pointed, the underside of the leaf blade is pubescent. There are 3-4 pages in the nodes. Golden-yellow with a bright spot in the throat flowers are pleasant aroma, reminiscent of a magnolia. The diameter of the flower is up to 12 cm.
Hendersonii - A. Tenderson, the fastest growing variety. Thick leathery leaves are collected for 3-4 pieces. Orange-yellow with five bright spots on the petals of the flowers reach 12 cm in diameter.
Grandiflora - A. large-flowered can be used as an ampel plant due to thin twisted shoots. It grows slowly enough. Leaves are small, ovate-lanceolate. Numerous lemon-yellow flowers reach a diameter of 10 cm.
Schotii - A. Shota. Liana with warty branches and drooping shoots. It grows pretty quickly. Wide lanceolate leaves are collected for 3-4 pieces. Flowers are distinguished by a spectacular combination of yellow background with brown stripes and a dark yellow yawn.
Courtship. Allamanda is light-loving, takes out a certain amount of direct sunlight. Watering abundant, you need frequent spraying and high humidity( it is better to place the pot with the plant in moist peat).As a substrate, a mixture of turf, leaf, humus, peat and sand is used( 1: 2: 1: 2: 0.3 or 1: 2: 1: 1: 0.5).Once a month or 3 weeks, they are fed with a full mineral fertilizer with microelements. The south, south-west and south-east windows are suitable for the allamanda.