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Re: [SG] Mandevilla

Jennifer Sheppard wrote:

> Hi List!
> I bought a Mandevilla & a Dipladenia yesterday at a nursery in town. I
> can not
> find anything on these two vines. The only thing the man at the
> nursery told
> me is, they are very drought hardy and to cut them down to the ground
> in
> winter. I think, I'm not sure, these two plants are one and the same.
> I'm also
> wondering if these are Chilean Jasmine? Does anybody know anything
> about
> these?
>
> Sending rain wishes to all!
> Jennifer Sheppard
> N. Louisiana
> zone8

Dear Jennifer:

    Hope you guys get relief soon. Couldn't imagine it. Yes these two
names are for the same plant.

    Plants are twinning climbers with some being perennials. Often used
to cover an arch or wall or unsightly pole etc. Sap can sometimes cause
irritation so beware.

    Most of the species I have heard of are only hardy to minus 50
degrees. The species M. laxa is also known as Chilean jasmine. This
plany is a good climber with oblong leaves and will flower in summer to
early autumn with fragrant white flowers usually 2" across. Can grow
10-15' high. This species will tolerate some exposure to 32 degrees.

    Hope this helps and may you get days of steady light rain

Tim Wilson
Chagrin Falls, OH (Where we got SPECTACULAR lighting storm last night)
zone 5
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