Mandevilla 'Red Riding Hood' syn. Dipladenia sanderi 'Red Riding Hood'
Dipladenia 'Red Riding Hood'
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. 'Red Riding Hood' is an evergreen twining climbing plant that bears large red flowers that age to pink. They flower mainly in summer, also in spring and autumn.
Contributed by @leisel
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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
Dipladenia 'Red Riding Hood'
Latin name
Mandevilla 'Red Riding Hood' syn. Dipladenia sanderi 'Red Riding Hood'
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 'Red Riding Hood' syn. Dipladenia sanderi 'Red Riding Hood'
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. 'Red Riding Hood' is an evergreen twining climbing plant that bears large red flowers that age to pink. They flower mainly in summer, also in spring and autumn.
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.