Allamanda cathartica, apocynaceae yellow flower closeup in sky background

Allamanda cathartica 'Hendersonii' yellow flower 3" golden yellow blooms are held in clusters at the ends of the rambling canes. Deep glossy green tropical foliage. Can reach 25' in frost free zones or can be maintained as a small shrub with pruning. See also Bush Allamanda, Cherries Jubilee Allamanda, Dwarf Allamanda, & Purple Allamanda Yellow allamanda golden trumpet yellow bell, angel's trumpet buttercup flower bunga akar kuning wilkens-bita llamarada brownbud. Family Apocynaceae (dogbane family). Yellow allamanda, a prolific bloomer, is a scrambling, perennial shrub or vine up to 15 feet tall found on the riverbanks in Suriname; it is a fast grower. The big yellow funnel-shaped flowers are arranged in rather long racemes; mostly at the end of the branches. The leaves are smooth, thick, opposite and pointed. The fruits are prickly capsules, splitting to release winged seeds. Yellow allamanda has white milky sap in all parts, which oozes out as soon as it is broken. All parts of the plant are considered poisonous and highly cathartic. Suriname's traditional medicine The roots are used against jaundice, complications with malaria and enlarged spleen. The flowers act as a laxative. Yellow allamanda has also an antibiotic action against Staphylococcus.