Mandevilla Sun Parasol “Pretty Pink”

Mandevilla Pretty Pink

                                    
   ID#554
 
 
 

Additional Information: Purchase at:  Flower’s and Things in Bayboro, NC

 

This plant was looking for a home at the end of the season, it won’t live outdoors in our winters and I had a new glasshouse to fill so I took it home.


The plant was overgrown the loop for climbing and had many twisted /tangled vines at the top.


I added a second loop on the top and un-twisted some vines to shape/trim.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: vine PLANT TYPE: Semi- Evergreen Keep above 50F. Not hardy outdoors at temperatures below 30 degrees F. GROWTH RATE: fast TEXTURE: medium/ glossy leaves LIGHT: Full sun WATER: medium SOIL: high Organic
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Pink, trumpet like flowers all summer long. FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, From leaf cuttings
From woody stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings
By simple layering KEY FEATURES: Glossy leaves, rapid growing vine. At above 50F during winter it dropped most of the leaves, not a showy plant in winter for the glasshouse.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch Plant lost most of the leaves thru the winter, it appears to have a semi-evergreen tendency i.e. will re-new all the leaves by the time spring is here. Only a couple of flowers during Oct. -Fertilized with liquid (20-20-20) 2x month. It may need to be re-potted come spring as it may be root bound. This plant does not like to live indoors. Discarded and replace with different cultivar.
          Mooring Hitch Gardens       
 

Sept. 2010

June 2012