I've planted the violacea and cathartica versions of Allamanda from cuttings. Both types root easily. The former has thicker petals than the latter. All parts of the plant when removed before its time will bleed a sticky and milky-white sap.
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| The A. violacea is a real climber with more sturdy,
woody stems and is now about 10 feet high. |
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| It grows vigorously and looks set to scale even greater
heights. However its height is limited to the 12-foot bamboo stake used. |
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| The bright canary yellow A. cathartica is |
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| a real attention grabber. |
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| This insect moved into the inner recesses of the bloom and has trouble making an exit. |
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| Masses of bright cheery trumpet-like
flowers are produced year long. Growing in between are Nerium Oleander
and Heliconium rostrata. |
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| Flower buds are waiting impatiently to burst into blooms. | | |
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The leaves of the A. violacea are of paler green and covered with fine hairs while those of A.cathartica (smaller piece, in front) are smooth with a sheen.
I can't determine whether these tiny pellets on this Allamanda cathartica leaf blade are eggs or seeds.
A solitary A. violacea among a bunch of A. cathartica in a clam shell. |
I quess those are eggs in the photo. Beautiful flowers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers and photos too. Silly little insect, lol. They look like tiny eggs to me too, maybe that insect has some explaining to do.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful post with lovely photos! The beautiful blooms outside and lovely flower arrangement inside.
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Thanks Yoko. Its always great to hear from you.
Deletedefinitely eggs... but know idea who the culprit is who would stash them there.
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ReplyDeleteBoth the colours of your allamanda are lovely. The eggs look like those of a butterfly who usually will lay them on a host plant for their larvae to feed on. If these are eggs, they will hatch revealing their true ID!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen any larvae lurking on Allamanda leaves, nor do I see them munching its leaves. Allamandas have a milky sap which I'm sure no larvae will like. Anyway thanks for helping to figure out.
DeleteAwesome, butterfly eggs, now that would be nice! Looks like your Allamandas have a few leaves to spare two! :-)
ReplyDeleteI can grow the yellow one in my climate but the purple one won't survive. Nor will the white one. Yours look stunning
ReplyDeleteThe stem of the purple one is actually quite woody so so can actually cultivate it into a small tree. You should give it one more try.
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This is such a beautiful bloom. The colors and texture are lovely. And I really like your display at the end...very creative.
ReplyDeleteHi Gaianursery, I can see that you have a 'wicked' sense of humour two ;)
ReplyDeleteHi Sage Butterfly, Thanks for the compliment. I have a few of this large clam shells lying around the house; one of which is on the kitchen window sill. It seems such a waste to throw away fresh flowers from pruning of the plants.
ReplyDeletecrazy pictures of flowers. You show the same miraculous.
ReplyDeleteThank you for dropping by and my appreciation for your kind words.
DeleteYour flowers are always beautiful. I enjoy visiting just to see them. I'm not much of a gardener myself, but my Grandmother was. I'm always reminded of her here among all your "pretties". I truly say, "Thanks for sharing. . ."
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome to drop by again and again. Best regards.
DeleteI'm not familiar with these flowers. They certainly are beautiful and come in so many wonderful colours.
ReplyDeleteAllamandas are commonly planted in Malaysia as they are not only hardy but produce numerous blooms throughout the year.
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