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Mandevilla splendens (My Fair Lady)

The Mandevilla is a woody evergreen plant with twining stems and glossy bright green leaves. It undergoes best growth in full sun and moist, well-drained soil and needs support to climb. This plant is grown mainly for its outstanding flowers that bloom repeatedly. The flowers are large pink, funnel-form flowers with white and yellow throats. The plant belongs to the same family as oleander and like the latter, the sap is very toxic. 

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  • French Name: Dipladénia

    Pronunciation: man-de-VILL-uh SPLEN-denz

  • Plant type: Vine

  • Origin: Brazil

  • Heat Zones: 10 to 15

    Hardiness Zones: 10 to 13

  • Uses: Indoor, Container, Facade, Trellis

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Spreading

    Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

    Canopy Density: Dense

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: 5 to 8 m

    Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter

    Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Pinnate

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: 10 - 20

    Leaf Shape: Ovate

    Leaf Margins: Undulate

    Leaf Texture: Glossy, Medium

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: 10 - 20

    Flower Type: Raceme

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: No Fragance

    Flower Color: Red, Pink

    Seasons: Year Round

  • Trunk

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Colored

  • Fruit

    Fruit Type: Follicle

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Year Round

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: No

    Salt Tolerance: Good

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: Yes

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

    Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites, Scales, Whitefly, Mealy-Bug

    Plant Propagation: Cutting, Layering, Division

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