| Botanical Name | Cryptostegia grandiflora |
| Family | Apocynaceae |
| Genus | Cryptostegia |
| Specie | grandiflora |
| Common Name | Purple Allamanda, Rubber Vine |
| Life Cycle | perinnial |
| Fragrant or Not | No |
| Category(Bush/Vine/Tree) | vine |
| Height | 12-15 ft. |
| Spacing | 4-6 ft. |
| Flowering Months | sping-summer |
| Flower Color | Violet/Lavender |
| Growing Areas | All hot areas of Pakistan |
| Frost Tender | yes |
| Exposure | Sun to Partial Shade |
| Soil pH | tolerant |
| Propagation | From semi-hardwood cuttings,by seeds |
| Uses | ornamental vine |
| Other Details | Fast growing, climbing plant usually with pinkish-purple flowers (sometimes white to pink or light purple). Can also grow as a bush.Shiny, dark green leaves that are about 7 cm (3 in) long, with triangular, 10 cm long (4 in) seedpods that grow in wing-like pairs.Native to Madagascar.Grows over other plants and trees to 13 m (45 ft) high, smothering and killing other vegetation.Twines tightly around other plants and restricts their growth. in Western Australia, it is considered one of the 10 worst invasive plants and is strictly prohibited to grow it. Extremely poisonous: it contains cardiac glycosides, which interfere with heart operation in humans and animals when the plant is eaten. |
