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Bush Allamanda
Allamanda schottii Pohl
al-ah-MAND-ah SHOT-ee-eye
Apocynaceae
Explanation of
name: Generic name commemorates Prof. Fr. Allamand of Leyden (BA1). Species
name commemorates naturalist Arthur Schott.
Synonym:
Allamanda neriifolia Hook. f. (http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ALSC4)
Natural range:
Mexico
Recognition:
Lax shrub with large bright yellow flowers. Smaller, shrubbier, and less
vinelike than A. cathartica, and having the flowers deeper-colored with
red streaking (vs. white streaking).
Landscape uses:
Sun-loving, bright-flowered shrub. More shrubby and compact than A.
cathartica.
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems |
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Allamanda
schottii |
Bush
Allamanda |
Exotic |
Shrub |
Warm months, especially showy in SU |
5’ X 5’ |
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SU
WI
ME-DR
(PBCC)
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Nutrient deficiencies
Toxic
(PBCC) |
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