Allamanda cathartica
By Meanie
8 May, 2011
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In bloom at Oxfords botanic gardens today. Looks like the first bloom of the year on this very vigorous climber.
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I love this too 6d, although I believe that in parts of the US it's considered a weed as it is so vigorous.
Check out the link below to see my photo of it from the Eden Project....
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/176724-allamanda-cathartica/member/meanie
9 May, 2011
Lol my x boyfriend s sons mate done the Eden projects covering as some believe its all glass but its like a thick few layers of bubble wrap. Yes I can see what you mean this was nt there when I went a few years ago
9 May, 2011
They may struggle to get rid of it if they want too!
9 May, 2011
Lol they will know better next time then won't they perhaps they have nt done their home work as normally its always like in cross words the briany always get stuck on simple and commensence
9 May, 2011
Meanie:
What a beaut! My plant in the back yard has buds...it should be blooming soon. :>)
20 May, 2011
Isn't that quite brave/risky introducing this into your garden with your climate? I understood that they can be quite invasive......
21 May, 2011
Meanie:
I've never seen this vine naturalize here in San Diego. This vine needs a wet tropical/subtropical climate to naturalize.
21 May, 2011
Isn't wet something that you struggle with!!!
22 May, 2011
Meanie:
Yes, we struggle with keeping plants wet enough through most of the year. I have to water my plants everyday, from spring through late fall...and almost everyday when we have a dry rainy season.
We've been lucky this rainy season (in all of S. CA) because we received almost twice our normal rainfall...which broke the 7 year drought.
22 May, 2011
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This photo is of species allamanda cathartica.
This photo was taken at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
A beauty love the colour too.
9 May, 2011