Mandevilla Sundaville Red ('Sunmandecrim'PBR) (Sundaville Series)
mandevilla [Sundaville Red]
A vigorous, branched and twining climber with glossy, evergreen leaves. Throughout summer this tender perennial freely produces large, funnel-shaped, red flowers on compact, bushy plants reaching 1m in height; plants may also be grown in a hanging basket and allowed to trail down. Grow in a warm greenhouse or conservatory, moving plants onto a sunny patio in summer
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Red | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H1CBotanical details
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Climbing
- Genus
Mandevilla can be woody climbers or perennials, often with tuberous roots, and twining stems bearing simple leaves and axillary racemes of showy, funnel-shaped flowers with 5 spreading lobes
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun. In the growing season, water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly; water moderately at other times
Propagation
Propagate by softwood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings in summer, with bottom heat
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- hanging basket
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Patio and container plants
- Sub-tropical
- Conservatory and greenhouse
Pruning
See pruning group 12
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
Generally disease-free
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