Bold and showy, Mandevilla definitely makes a dramatic statement in landscapes and container gardens. This tropical vine bears a nonstop supply of large, trumpet-shaped blooms in shades of red, pink, and white. It's also lovely in landscape beds and borders -- and is frequently used to climb up and over arbors, trellises, and mailbox posts.
Because it flowers almost constantly, you can grow this flowering vine by itself or in combination with other flowers and foliage in container gardens. Grow Mandevilla in a spot where it gets full sun and stays moist, but not wet. Deadheading is not necessary for the Mandevilla to continue to produce flowers, but it improves the plant's appearance. Regular pinching back or pruning of stems also encourages bushy, full growth and continuous, ample blooms. Because it is a tropical, Mandevilla cannot tolerate frost.
Because it flowers almost constantly, you can grow this flowering vine by itself or in combination with other flowers and foliage in container gardens. Grow Mandevilla in a spot where it gets full sun and stays moist, but not wet. Deadheading is not necessary for the Mandevilla to continue to produce flowers, but it improves the plant's appearance. Regular pinching back or pruning of stems also encourages bushy, full growth and continuous, ample blooms. Because it is a tropical, Mandevilla cannot tolerate frost.