Pentalinon luteum
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Wild Allamanda, Hammock Viperstail
Apocynaceae
Also known as Urechites lutea
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Vine | |
| Size: | 3 - 12 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms spring through fall. | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Grow on a trellis, fence, or post. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | The sap is an irritant to the skin and poisonous if ingested. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Establish from seed or cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | FNPS plant sales, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Circum-neutral to calcareous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Said to attract hummingbirds. | |
| Insects: | Larval host of the polka dot wasp moth (Syntomeida epilais), but there is a question whether or not that's a native moth as that is the moth that defoliates oleander and desert rose plants. Skipper butterflies visit the flowers. Said to attract butterflies.
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| Native Habitats: | Pine woods, coastal hammocks, edges of coastal marshes. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures