Allamanda blanchetii (purple allamanda, violet allamanda)- Plant

About Allamanda blanchetii

It is Cultivated as an ornamental plant. Allamanda blanchetii is a shrubby climbing species with its showy purple to pink flowers popular in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a fast-growing species that spreads rapidly by layering.  It often forms a clump about 2 m tall and 2-3 m wide, but can grow much higher when climbing  over other vegetation. Stems and leaves with milky sap. Leaves sessile or subsessile, in whorls of usually 4, oblong or obovate-oblong, abruptly acuminate, leaf blades broadly elliptic to orbicular, with trichomes on both surfaces. Calyx pubescent, corolla across at limb, rose-purple, darker in throat, tube not basally swollen. The fruits are globose and spiny follicles containing numerous flattened seeds equipped with a membranous wing.

Plant specification

Purple Allamanda Planting And Care

Sunlight

• It grows well in bright direct sunlight.
• This species is well adapted to drought with moderate wind tolerance.

Soil

• Soil should be well drain and porus.
• It prefers loamy or sandy-loam soil

Watering

• Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture.
• Apply 1 cup (Approx. 50 ml) water when the top soil (3-4 inch) in pot feels dry to touch.
• Apply water probably in the morning or evening time.
• Do not overwater the plant.
• As a rule of thumb, water the plant thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season.

Application of fertilizer

• Before application of fertilizer loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the plant so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture.
• During the main growing season (January-March) feed the plant with organic fertilizer once a month.
• Apply water immediately after application of fertilizer.

Plant Protection

• Remove dead, infected or damaged plant parts and discard them away from the plants.
• For any insect attack or disease, you can use Neem oil, Eucalyptus oil or Citrus oil spray for primary treatment.

Don’ts

• Do not over water the plant especially when pot does not have drainage holes.

Initial care for 1-2 weeks after receiving plant at your location.

• Check the moisture in the soil before watering it.
• Poke your finger into the soil, if dry then apply water.
• Keep the plant in indirect light.
• Do not repot immediately after receiving it.

Ornamental uses