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italydiva

Love all things to do with gardening 🌸🌿🌼

Mandevilla syn. Dipladenia

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italydiva

#mandevilla #mandevilla-pink #pink #tropical #ajaug22

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juliesgarden

💞💞

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godfreye

Beautiful Angela 🤗

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pelly

Ohh, you have flowers. No sign of any on mine 🌸🌸🌸

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italydiva

Thank you Julie & Enid 💞💞 @juliesgarden @godfreye

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italydiva

It’s been in a very sunny, hot spot Jane but I’ve just had to move it into a semi-shaded position as I noticed some of the leaves were turning yellow and dropping. Hope yours starts to bloom soon 🤞 @pelly

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pelly

Thanks Angela 🤞

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kez001uk

Very pretty 💗

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italydiva

Thanks Kerry, I’ve never been able to overwinter successfully but it’s worth buying each year as I just love the flowers 🌸 🌸 @kez001uk

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kez001uk

@italydiva it’s a shame because these types of plant do so well in our summer. Come winter they want to hibernate l a little too deeply 😵😅

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italydiva

Morning everyone 👋 New addition as I failed to overwinter my previous one successfully in the cold frame. #pink #mandevilla-pink #ajmay #mayflowers

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juliesgarden

Beautiful 💖💖

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hebelover

It's very pretty 🌺

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hkyfvr

Beautiful pink. I was wondering about your previous one as I bought mine just after you did. Sorry yours did not make it. Somehow mine survived indoors. It flowered for months but none yet this spring. It is pink too. 💗💕💞

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italydiva

Thank you Julie…hoping I can do a better job of overwintering this year 🤞 @juliesgarden

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italydiva

Thanks Jason. Will have to see if bringing it indoors over winter will work this year as the cold frame wasn’t up to the job. @hebelover

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italydiva

Yes, the cold frame was a bit of a gamble which sadly didn’t pay off. I shall have to follow your example and bring this one indoors this winter. My track record for bringing anything indoors isn’t great but I can but try! Glad you had success with yours. Hopefully it won’t be too long before it starts to bloom Diane 🤞 @hkyfvr

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jeatacake

I've loved these ever since I saw one in the US a few years ago but here I've had the same problem in getting one to survive winter. If I try again, I too will need to follow Diane's @hkyfvr advice. 😏

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hkyfvr

I am very surprised mine survived and did so well. She is outdoors basking in the sun today. I think it was dumb luck that mine survived. I was very surprised it did to be honest. 🤷ā€ā™€ļø @jeatacake.

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hkyfvr

Thanks Angela. It will probably flower closer to the Summer. Then it seems to flower right through till Winter. 👍😍

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pelly

Shame you lost last year's, it was beautiful but this is lovely too 🌸🌸🌸

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italydiva

They really are lovely. I think this will be my final attempt to overwinter. My motto is if at first you don’t succeed, try again, then if that fails, give up! 😆 @jeatacake @hkyfvr @pelly

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italydiva

Morning everyone, the sun is certainly making the colour pop today #pink #mandevilla-pink #brazilianjasmine

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wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Morning Angelaā€¦ā¤ļøā˜€ļø

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italydiva

Morning Elaine, hope you’ve got your shady spot in the garden sorted for a cuppa or maybe a glass of something later on? ā˜€ļø🍷🍹🍸 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

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wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Oh yes we’ve got several of those…..I think it’s going to be a scorcher so the hosepipe is at the ready…for the plants not me 😆well🤔 enjoy ā˜€ļø

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italydiva

Excellent, spoilt for choice! Thanks Elaine, you too ā˜€ļø😎 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

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flof1952

Morning Angela. Beautiful isn't it but too oppressive for me unfortunately ....take care in the sun 👋🌞

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pelly

Morning Angela, it's looking glorious 💕💕💕

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italydiva

Yes it’s going to be a scorcher Pauline. I’ve already got my shady spot all sorted. If all else fails, it’ll be Indoors with a fan for me and Monty 🐶 Hope you can find a cool, shady spot. Have a lovely day 😎 @flof1952

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italydiva

Morning and thank you Jane, I really thought I might struggle with this one as it looks so tropical and delicate 💕 @pelly

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flof1952

Yes my shady spot is all ready too Angela ....enjoy your day and stay cool @italydiva 👍😊

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Jimfwhitmore

Lovely... my cordyline is heading for the scrap heap at some time. Thought it had recovered a little but looks dead again. Will ship it out come autumn

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italydiva

Oh no, how disappointing and it was such a beautiful cordyline too! I think mine may be okay but that may be because it was a much smaller one than yours. Been watering it loads and so far it looks as though it may be salvageable 🤞 Definitely won’t be fleecing it again this year that’s for sure. Do you think you’ll get another? @Jimfwhitmore

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italydiva

Still bearing up in the rain #julyblooms #mandelvilla-pink #pink

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kez001uk

So many blooms 😮 you’re definitely doing something right with this one 😍

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italydiva

I know…I couldn’t be more surprised! 😂 @kez001uk

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hkyfvr

These are stunning Angela. Love these flowers. 💗💕

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italydiva

They certainly pack a colour punch Diane! 💗 🥊 @hkyfvr

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pelly

Beautiful 💗 we only ended up with about half an hour's rain. It glorious out there now, oh and the washing is back out 🙄😂

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italydiva

Lol 😂 I’m in and out like a yo-yo! When it stops raining it’s really quite warm and humid out there 😅 @pelly

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italydiva

Slightly surprised this one is still alive! #mandevilla #mandevilla-pink #pink #bloom

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pelly

It must love its spot. The flowers are such a beautiful pink 💗💗💗

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anges

Lovely 💕💕💕

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italydiva

Thank you, it seems to be quite happy at the moment…but you know what it’s like when you’ve got a plant that you feel sure is beyond your ability to keep healthy and alive! 😆 I’m keeping absolutely everything crossed! 🤞🤞🤞@pelly @anges

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hebelover

I kept looking at these in Morrisons, not come across them before, are they fussy?🤔

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kez001uk

It’s looking great! 💗💕💗

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italydiva

Yes, I hadn’t seen them before and bought this one from Morrisons Jason. I liked the tropical look. It was indoors but said it was an outdoor plant. Was a bit dubious if I’m honest, but it will definitely have to come indoors over winter as it’s not hardy. So far so good with a weekly feed and just keeping the soil barely moist. I just tend to worry I won’t be able to keep something so beautiful alive! I shall need to sort a larger climbing frame out very soon. @hebelover

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italydiva

Thanks Kerry…so far, so good! 🤞 @kez001uk

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italydiva

Cataloguing - Bought from Morrison’s 11th May 2011 #mandevilla #mandevilla-pink #pink

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pelly

Beautiful 💗💗💗

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italydiva

@pelly I couldn’t pass by this beauty in Morrisons Jane 🌸💖 Morrison’s own price label said it was an ā€œOutdoor Mandevillaā€. Knowing nothing whatsoever about this plant and having subsequently looked it up, I’m not so sure it will thrive outdoors at the moment? I know it’s not hardy. Can anyone advise please? #advice #help

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sharonhayden

Wow that’s stunning 🤩

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pelly

Try @kez001uk I’m pretty sure she grows them 👍

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italydiva

Thanks Jane! 😀👍 @pelly

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italydiva

Thanks Sharon...it certainly caught my eye. No way I could ignore it and leave it on the shelf! 🌸💖💖 @sharonhayden

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anges

That's fab! I'd love one of those outside 💗💗💗

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italydiva

Just hoping Morrisons haven’t misled me Ange...it was on a shelf inside the store but it did say ā€œoutdoorsā€ on the price label? 🤔 I’ve brought it indoors for now until I get some guidance as I don’t want to kill it off!! @anges

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kez001uk

It’s beautiful 💗 @pelly Jane, I have a couple of bougainvillea but only ever had, and killed, one of these 😂

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italydiva

Oh what a shame Kerry. In that case, in the absence of any other advice, any thing you would do differently if you had another one? 🤔 @kez001uk

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kez001uk

@italydiva it definitely will need protected over winter and I think I overwatered mine too 🙈 seeing yours has made me want to give one another go 🤔

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