mandevilla vine or dipladenia

These tropical flowering vines produce large trumpet flowers in shades of red, pink, yellow, and white, some with a yellow or darker eye. Mandevilla are fairly aggressive vines, growing rapidly up any support or trellis nearby. Dipladenia possess a smaller, bushy habit that produces a shorter trailing effect. They make excellent hummingbird attractants, and awesome “thrillers” in a mixed annual container as they twine up and down their support. They are beautiful “spilling” over hanging baskets as well. Bring inside over the winter as a houseplant.

Grow in full sun, 6+ hours of direct sun per day; indoors a south or west facing window with bright direct light is best. Prefers warm to average household temperatures, 65°-85°F. Keep soil evenly moist to slightly dry. Supply extra humidity by setting on a shallow tray of moistened pebbles over winter. Feed with Osmocote or Miracle-Gro April-October. After a few fall frosts, prune heavily, back to green leaf nodes, and bring indoors for winter.