A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2004 Mandevilla Scarlet Red

Hi,


I was just given a Mandevilla Scarlet Red plant and was wondering if anyone else has one has any care tips. I have never seen or heard of them before.

I have it indoors as it is too cold up here to have anything outdoors right now.

Thanks,

Chae

Hi I have never had one of these plants, but I did find this information that may interest you online: mandevilla

Thanks for the site Chrissy. I am going to it right now.

I bought a mandevilla last summer and planted it next to one of the posts of my front porch. (full sun) It got frozen to the ground in October or November, but I dug it up and pruned it back to the ground and took it inside for the winter. (by a south window) It soon began growing again. After awhile, it really started to vine, so I made a teepee out of 3 bamboo stakes for it to twine around. I've just started setting it out again (zone 6b) and will probably be planting it soon.

I have mine in ground at a arbar thats lighted with white hycanith vine.Down here we cut it back to ground for winter and will re sprout.Yuou can grow them indoors and will flower indoors if given enough light.
this shows some blooms
http://www.floridata.com/ref/M/mandev.cfm
container
http://www.virginiagarden.com/mande.html#patio


more info
http://www.atwork.loyalistc.on.ca/sontrop/gardening/mandevilla_page.htm

http://www.toptropicals.com/html/toptropicals/articles/vines/mandevilla.htm