I have a large bed of dwarf (or bush) Allamanda. They were planted last year and just died back to dried-out twigs and I nearly pulled them up as I thought they were dead. However, this year they've come back and are gorgeous.
Plantfiles say they are an "evergreen". I would really appreciate hearing your experiences.
Kat
They're evergreen if it stays warm enough, but if you get some cold weather they'll sometimes drop their leaves or die back. We had a severe cold snap last January, and I have one in a pot that I thought died completely, but then it came back to life midway through the summer. But in previous years it always kept its leaves.
I have two plants but they dont stay short like yours in the pic. I guess I dont have dwarf but rather giant (Iol). I've taken cuttings and have started new pots. I had been wondering how these would do over the winter. If they do die back I hope they will return in the spring. Just to be sure Im putting them in the green house. Anyone else have experience with these? Any additional advice?
hi,like it has been said,evergreen in tropics.
they can stand down to 35,but take a while to recover,here in CA,they start to bloom so late,ie,sept/oct,that in most years,cooler weather comes and they drop their buds.
have heard from friends in LA/ CENTRAL FL,that,because they heat up early,and get hot/humid spring/summer,they can get blooms july/aug.
gary
Thank-you so much for your input and suggestions. The strange thing was that we didn't have a freeze or huge drop in temp last year. I'm just thinking that because they were new plants they were a little more sensitive. I mean, these were dead looking twigs before they decided to come back. They're grown and matured a lot this year...maybe they won't die back. They've been blooming since June and have been non-stop.. Very pretty and glad I didn't yank them when I thought they hadn't survived.
New plants are definitely more sensitive, I have a few things that should have been hardy to zone 7 or 8 that died or suffered severe damage in our cold snap last winter, and I think it's because they had just been planted maybe a month before the cold weather hit.
Those Dwarf alamanda's dont like to be watered a lot. I overwatered mine and they didnt bloom till I stopped watering.Fran
Thanks all...They are really doing exceptional this year. Seems like the good rain has really done wonders for them and I'll be surprised if they die-back to dried out sticks this year. They've had a year in the ground and I think they're finally starting to like it.
I really wasn't crazy about them last year, but they really are outstanding these days.
Thanks again
Kat
