Strophanthus Species, Climbing Oleander, Cream Fruit, Rose Allamanda

Also known as “Poison Arrow Vine” along with several other species in the Genus, it can be pruned to bush form, and the petal- fringe...Read More encircling the flower’s throat shows it’s close relationship to Oleander. Another key to it’s Oleander kinship is it’s fragrance - very much like the more fragrant cultivars of Oleander: (clean, Fresh, warm-sunshine, sweet-powdery-faintly-rose more like Johnson’s Baby Powder). The seed pod is bizarre Andover a foot long (I’ve attached a photo). The foliage always looks glossy and attractive.

This vining shrub has a wonderful rose fragrance, which is a pleasure to have in a tropical area where growing real roses can be difficul...Read Moret. Another common name for this plant is rose allamanda.