Cryptostegia grandiflora
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Rubber vine, Purple Allamanda
Origin: Madagascar
vine or creeper, full sun, semi-shade, regular water,
white/off-white flowers, blue/lavender/purple flowers,
ornamental foliage, pink flowers, irritating, attracts butterflies,
hummingbirds, subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a
short time, Seaside, salt tolerant
The India Rubber Vine originates from Madagascar and was formerly
grown there and later in India to produce a poor quality rubber
latex. Has large (2" across), showy, lilac flowers with a broad
funnel-shaped tube and five spreading lobes. Leaves are very
ornamental, wide, deep green and waxy. This exotic woody vine poses
a significant threat to northern Australian savanna landscapes. The
Rubber Vine is poisonous it contains glucosides interfering with the
heart, and ingesting with provoke stomach and intestinal upset. When
trimming wear gloves since the sap is very irritating to the skin,
and discard what you trimmed rapidly, because the dust from dried
plants is also irritating. |
