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Cherries Jubilee Allamanda flowers

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda flowers

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda flowers

(Photo courtesy of NetPS Plant Finder)

Other Names:  Allamanda blanchetii, Allamanda violacea

Description:

This attractive vine produces volumes of fragrant cherry red trumpet flowers nearly all year long in small clusters; does not twine and requires a trellis or fence for support; perfect for cascading over walls; can also be maintained as a low cover

Ornamental Features

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda features showy clusters of fragrant cherry red trumpet-shaped flowers with crimson throats along the branches from early spring to late fall, which emerge from distinctive dark red flower buds. Its attractive glossy pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda is a multi-stemmed annual with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and can be pruned at anytime. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. As a climbing vine, it should either be planted near a fence, trellis or other landscape structure where it can be trained to grow upwards on it, or allowed to trail off a retaining wall or slope. Although it's not a true annual, this plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate if left outdoors over the winter, usually needing replacement the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. This plant should not require much in the way of fertilizing once established, although it may appreciate a shot of general-purpose fertilizer from time to time early in the growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Cherries Jubilee Allamanda is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.