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Chilean jasmine in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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.

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plant Features
  • Chilean jasmine likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Chilean jasmine likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Chilean jasmine is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Chilean jasmine likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Chilean jasmine

Latin name

Mandevilla laxa

type

Flowering climber

family

Apocynaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Chilean jasmine likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Chilean jasmine is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Chilean jasmine likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Chilean jasmine likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Chilean jasmine is 1.00meters x 3.00meters 1.00 M 3.00 M

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.

 
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