Karyn I'd love some of the allamandas and oleanders if you still have them...I can send a bubbly...how much postage should I include?...my trade list isn't updated but if you see something on it you'd like I will look and see if I still have it also if you'd rather have a trade instead of postage...I also have veggie seeds (commercial from farm supply), mostly different greens, some peas/beans, and a popcorn...also I bought some garlic sets from the farm supply I can share 2 or 3 sets of that if you're interested...thanks, Dianne

I usually keep mine growing in the greenhouse but had one that had cold damage and lost all it's leaves. I actually thought it was dead but new growth appeared from the lower portion of the stems. I'd cut it back to about 4". If you see that the stems are alive I wouldn't cut it back that much. Just wait and see where new growth emerges.

Two people on Dave's garden said they showed serious potential for invasiveness. I'd keep them containered for a couple years and keep an eye out for reports of invasiveness. I'd also keep them away from my home and valuable trees. The plant,from the milkweed family, is poisonous. It has spikey balls to fertilize and self sows, it's a member of the carrion flower family...do the blooms stink? Will the blooms stink is profusion? Will the spikey ball seed pods fall where barefoot folks walk? It's sap is irritating to the skin how will that affect the person who has to prune this fast growing,large vine? You could always put it in a large (build from wood) container with a solid but well drained bottom (pipes out the sides with holes drilled in the top, like a leach line for septic) to control it and see how it goes. It sounds very pretty and hardy. I would be reluctant to put this plant in the ground. It sounds a lot like trumpet creeper to me.

I have two seed pods on my variegated allamanda. I'm just watching them to see when they begin to split. The biggest is about the size of a ping pong ball. I'd like to know if the seeds can be stored or need to be planted quickly as well.