Scientific Name:
Mandevilla splendens
Pronunciation:
man-de-VILL-uh SPLEN-denz
Common Name:
shining mandevilla, pink mandevilla
Family Name:
Apocynaceae
Plant Type:
Vine - deciduous, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Twining woody climber; leaves evergreen if kept >4 °C, ovate, glossy 10-20cm long; flowers in clusters of 3-5, rose-pink, funnel-shaped with a yellow throat, up to 10cm wide.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
South America (Brazil)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 11: (above 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Summer interest (Caution: poisonous parts)
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Double follicle derived from two fused carpels (common in the Apocynaceae)
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Twining stems
