Mandevilla Sundaville Red ('Sunmandecrim'PBR) (Sundaville Series)

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mandevilla [Sundaville Red]

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Synonyms

Mandevilla 'Sunmandecrim'PBR

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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

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H1C

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical 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