T-shirt winner: Lynette Richardson, Nashville, NC

Common Name:
Mandevilla

Scientific Name:
Mandevilla splendens

Type:

• Tropical vine native to Brazil
• Tender perennial

Size: 4-10ft on a support

Foliage: Large simple leaves, dark green

Flowers:

• Large trumpet-shaped with wavy margins
• Pink, rose, red-depending on the cultivar
• Blooms throughout the summer, repeatedly
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and humming birds

Culture:

• Full sun to partial shade outdoors
• Full sun indoors
• Keep soil amply moist

Use: Climbing vine for arbor, trellis, mailbox, containers on decks and patios

Popular Cultivars:

• 'Alice Dupont'- pink
• 'Red Velvet'- red  (especially when hot)