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Mandevilla suaveolens
(Mandeville Chilean Jasmine, Mandevilla laxa, Dipladenia
splendens)
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Origin: Native to central and south America
Family:
Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Light: Part shade/bright indirect or filtered light
Height: Up to 20'
Spread: About 12'
Blooms: 3.5" diameter, abundant, beautiful blooms, trumpet-shaped,
snowy-white, in mid-Spring
Foliage:
3-6" long, evergreen, heart-shaped, narrow with grayish-green on the
undersides
Soil: Well-drained, humus-rich, sandy with mulch, keep moist
Water: Regular, reduce in Winter
Fertilizer: 10-20-10 every 2 weeks during growing season in Spring
and Summer
Propagation: Herbaceous stem cuttings, suckers
Uses: Screening, fencing, arches, pergolas, arbor, hanging basket,
houseplant
Comments: Mandevilla suaveolens or Mandeville Chilean Jasmine or
Mandevilla laxa or Dipladenia splendens is a tropical/subtropical climbing
perennial that produces beautiful white funnel-shaped flowers.
This climbing plant loves the heat and humidity in warmer areas and can
be grown in the ground as an attractive screening, fencing, arches,
pergolas, arbor or a pillar plant. In colder areas, Dipladenia
splendens can be grown in hanging baskets or as an ideal houseplant.
Prune vine to maintain shape and size and to promote a more bushy
growth. Mandeville Chilean Jasmine is easy to grow by taking stem
cuttings in Spring and root them in sand or vermiculite. Grow
some lower plants around the base to keep the roots cool and to enhance
the looks. I am very delighted with the large, fragrant
floriferous snowy-white blooms of my Mandevilla laxa
plants. I mulch them with leaf mould in the Fall.
Interestingly, Mandevilla is named after a famous British diplomat and a
keen gardener, Henry Mandeville (1773-1861).
USDA Hardiness Zones : 9-10 |
