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Beautiful pink blooms of the
Mandevilla x amoena or Pink Allamanda or Mandevilla climbing plant |
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Mandevilla x amoena
(Pink Allamanda, Mandevilla)
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Origin: Native to the Eastern USA
Family: Apocynaceae (Dogbane)
Light: Sun-part shade
Height: Up to 12-15'
Spread: About 3-6'
Blooms: Fragrant, abundant beautiful blooms, trumpet-shaped,
large, deep pink
with yellow throat, in mid-Spring
Foliage:
Evergreen, small
Soil: Well-drained, keep moist
Water: Regular
Propagation: Herbaceous stem cuttings, suckers
Uses: Screening, fencing. arbor, trellis
Comments: The Mandevilla x amoena or Pink Allamanda or Mandevilla is a
tropical/subtropical climbing
perennial that repeatedly produces fragrant exquisite pink
trumpet-shaped blooms during the growing seasons. This vining plant is easy to grow, is
pest-free and it attracts many bees, butterflies and the ruby-throat
hummingbirds.
I train my Pink Allamanda plant to climb up the arbor and it really
adds color to my landscaping garden with its large, gorgeous floriferous blooms.
Fertilize Mandevilla x amoena during growing season. Mulch with compost or leaf mold
in Winter to protect from frost. Cut Pink Allamanda vine to ground in
late Winter or early Spring and it will return
next season with a more vibrant and bushy growth. Mandevilla makes
an attractive fencing or screening plant or simply let it twine on a
trellis or arbor. I am very pleased with my Mandevilla vine as it
draws many visitors.
Mandevilla is named after a famed British diplomat and keen
gardener, Henry Mandeville (1773-1861).
USDA Hardiness Zones : 5-10 |
