Allamanda schottii ‘Compacta’ (Dwarf Golden Trumpet)

This cultivated evergreen shrub forms a compact mound about 2 to 3 feet tall and wide. Its wild species is native to French Guiana and from southeastern and southern Brazil to Corrientes, Argentina. Golden-yellow trumpet-shaped flowers with reddish-orange throat stripes open in succession through the warm season. Flowers develop on new growth. All parts are poisonous if eaten, and the sap can cause skin irritation. Photographed in Barranquilla, Colombia.