Botanical Name: Mandevilla ‘Alice DuPont’
Common Name: Mandevilla
Type of Plant: dicot: vine

Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape climbing, twining vine with coarse-textured foliage and broad, pink, tubular flowers throughout the warm season
Height to 20'
Spread to 20'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun or partial shade; thrives during hot weather
Soil prefers a well-drained, non-saline soil
Hardiness tender (zones 21-24); does best in warm, mild areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves broadly elliptical leaves oppositely arranged, to 8" long; leaves have very short petioles, thick prominent ribs
Flowers pink, trumpet-shaped flowers from 2-3" across; flower throat is usually darker than petals
Fruit a pair of cylindrical follicles
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood or root cuttings in fall
 
Usage:
tropical vine used for bright flowers; sometimes used as a container plant or even an annual vine; does best on warm, south-facing walls protected from frost
 
Landscape Care:
Watering requires regular watering
Fertilizing balanced fertilizer in the spring
Pruning thin out occasionally to prevent woody, twiggy growth
Pests/Diseases whitefly, scale, mealybugs
Special Conditions/Other white and darker pink varieties are available
 
Origin: hybrid of M. amabilis and M. amoena – from Argentina
Family: Apocynaceae

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