Mandevilla laxa
Chilean jasmine
These evergreen climbers are cultivated for their showy flowers. In temperate climates, they do well in a well lit position indoors where they can be trained up trelliswork or around a circular support. The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red and in warmer climates, they are often fragrant. Chilean jasmine is a semi-evergreen vigorous climber. Fragrant white flowers.
Contributed by @petecross
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Chilean jasmine
Latin name
Mandevilla laxa
type
Flowering climber
family
Apocynaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Mandevilla laxa
These evergreen climbers are cultivated for their showy flowers. In temperate climates, they do well in a well lit position indoors where they can be trained up trelliswork or around a circular support. The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red and in warmer climates, they are often fragrant. Chilean jasmine is a semi-evergreen vigorous climber. Fragrant white flowers.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Mandevilla need sandy, well-draining soil with plenty of organic material mixed in. A good soil mix for mandevilla plants includes two parts peat moss or potting soil to one part builder’s sand. If planting outdoors in warmer climates, a light and well drained soil with plenty of organic material mixed in is preferred. Plant in a bright position with filtered sun light avoiding full mid-day sun. They need a minimum temperature of 15C during active growth and a minimum winter temperature of 7C.