Allamanda Vine, Bot: Allamanda cathartica. Vine/ Shrub, Intro, Perennial

Common name: Golden Trumpet Vine, Allamanda Vine

Botanical name: Allamanda cathartica      Family: Apocynaceae (Oleander family)

A tropical twining vine, native to Brazil. The Allamanda vine is a fast growing rampant vine that always looks better with training and pruning. It flowers almost all year. The plant has milky sap and is considered poisonous; all parts are highly cathartic (hence the botanical name) Plant is often pruned and used as a shrub.