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Posted by Joseph Botelho on Monday, October 23, 2006 1:52 pm ADTCan anybody advise me how to care for this plant indoors during the winter months. Thank you.
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Posted by leftyharrietha@rogers.com on Friday, November 10, 2006 12:49 pm ASTHi, I live in zone 6A, Toronto. Mandevillas are tropical plants. When you bring in your plant submerge the pot and all in a deep pail of warm water for approx. 20 minutes. This is to drown any unwanted guests that might like to overwinter inside your home. If you have a sunny window you can cut back the vine to about 12 inches. If you don't have a sunny window you can let it go dormant. Just water when the soil is dry. Do not overwater it or you could drown the root system. Just keep an eye on it for any signs of stress, bugs or such. If you do have a sunny window you can also fertilize it at half strength. If you have grow lights that's even better. It should receive at least 14 - 1 6 hours of grow light a day if you want it to keep on flowering. If you want to keep it dormant do not fertilize, just water enough to keep it alive. It should do just fine. Hope this helps! Cheers! Lorraine
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Posted by Joe Botelho on Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:49 pm ASTHi Fellow Gardener, Thank you for the information. Happy Holidays!
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Posted by Kathy on Monday, May 21, 2007 9:56 pm ADTI have purchased a red Mandevilla. It says full sun. It is in a hanging basket. What is the best fertilizer and I am wondering if I should transplant it so it can climb with support? Thank you Kathy
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Posted by charlie marshall on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 9:53 am ADTI have had 2 beautiful mandevillas in large pots with trellises so far this summer, but in the past 2 weeks the red one has had both the foliage and flowers (THEY were abundant) dry out, wither, die back. It has been kept watered, fertilized one time a month 10-30-10 (Bloom Plus). After its decline, a few days ago I decided to re-pot it, and change the soil to a non-fertilized soil that would drain fast. In re-potting, I observed that the root system looked extremely healthy, totally unlike the foliage and flowers. Meanwhile, the pink mandevilla with the same care continues to go gang busters. They both have full direct sun from sunrise until about 5 pm, the pink one has sun another couple of hours in the evening, probably. I'm at a loss. Thank you, Charlie
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Posted by Maggie on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 3:01 pm ADTI am going on vacation for 10 days. Any ideas for keeping my plant alive and well during this time? Should I take it inside or leave outside... In Toronto
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Posted by carol kearney on Sunday, September 9, 2007 10:48 am ADThi. my mandevilla plant's leaves are turning yellow. am I watering too little or too much? what's the problem? thanks. carol
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Posted by kit knap on Sunday, September 16, 2007 10:33 pm ADTDo you have to cut a mandevilla back when you bring it in for the winter? I would like to bring one in to a nursing home with high ceilings, huge windows and lots of florescent lighting. It's gorgeous right now and it seems a shame to leave it to freeze.
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Posted by Marilyn Morrow-Fawcett on Monday, October 8, 2007 8:51 pm ADTMy Mandevilla is dropping all the leaves since I brought into the house????Help
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Posted by Cleora De Jong on Thursday, November 1, 2007 11:43 am ADTHow do I winter my mandevilla plant? i do not want it in thesunlight. I cut it back to 30 inches when I took it inside.Can I cut starters from it? Thanks
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Posted by Cathy on Monday, December 31, 2007 9:59 am ASTI purchased a Mandevilla in the fall and it has been inside. Just recently it has started dropping it's leaves and the tips are dyeing, what can I do to save it? Thanks
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Posted by Laurie Ann Dahrens on Sunday, February 3, 2008 8:25 am ASTI had the same questions as those others about over-wintering,,,,,,,,,,I also would add,it is the most gorgeous flower plant I have ever seen in my life!
caring for red salvia
Posted by j huddleston on Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:39 am ADTMy red salvia leaves are turning yellow since I planted them this spring. they will look like they are drooping so I water, next they end up yellow. I live in west Alabama.
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Posted by Joy Smith on Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:09 pm ADTI just purchased my first mandevilla. I placed it on a sunny deck and would like for it to climb along the railing. How can this be facilitated? Does it grow tenticales or do I have to tie it with something or wrap it? I live in Virginia.
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Posted by Joy Smith on Monday, April 21, 2008 6:29 pm ADTI just purchased my first mandevilla. I placed it on a sunny deck and would like for it to climb along the railing. How can this be facilitated? Does it grow tenticales or do I have to tie it with something or wrap it? I live in Virginia.
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Posted by Shirley Bartow on Saturday, May 24, 2008 5:28 pm ADTI just purchased two more, one white, one pink, and have had another one for three years. Before frost, I just cut it back to about six or eight inches, put it in the basement, and only give it a cup of water about three times all winter long, it keeps growing great. Now it is outside again and I live in Central Wisconsin. They are beautiful and will continue to go up the trellis by itself, no tying necessary and will grow six feet high or more by the middle of summer. Enjoy!!!
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Posted by Dolly McMullan on Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:17 pm ADTHello, this is my first time with mandevillas and I'm reading to put into the ground, what preparation with soil and feed numbers, how often in the continual care food and watering is needed. I'm ready to go please help! I live in Sarasota, Florida.
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Posted by June Capri on Monday, May 26, 2008 7:31 pm ADTI bought a pink one & planted it in a sunny location in the ground. Was this wise? I live in Winnipeg so especially this year, the weather is not co-operating, will this endanger my plant?This is my 1st Mandevilla, so I am taking chances. Thanx. I will bring it inside in fall, if it survives. I hope! June
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Posted by Betty Price on Friday, June 13, 2008 3:53 pm ADTRe-potting and care of mandevilla
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Posted by barbara jones on Monday, July 21, 2008 9:48 am ADTleaves are turning yellow, have repotted and fertilized.please help!!!!!!
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Posted by Michelle on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 8:22 am ADTHi. I have two beautiful pink plants and people keep asking me if they can have slips. I am more than happy to give them away, but so far, the slips I've taken have not rooted and have died. Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!
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Posted by mavis richardson on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:48 am ADTI recently purchased a mandevilla and was sold a yellow plant - do they come in yellow?
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Posted by JANET on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:37 pm ADThow to winterize a mandevilla? and do I place the plant in a dark room for the winter? do I cut the plant down and how much? Janet
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Posted by Shirley Hill on Sunday, October 19, 2008 4:38 pm ADTThis is the second winter for my red mandevilla. I live on Vancouver island B.C. The first winter I didn't cut it back & I placed it in a southern exposure window in the garage.I watered it once a month. Last spring I brought it out & it burst into blossom. It is now the end of Oct. and it's still full of bloom. I find it is too cumbersome now to move trellis & all to the garage window so I am going to cut it back & see if it continues to bloom prolifically next year. I have enjoyed this plant more than any other plant I have had. It is surprising how hardy this tropical plant is.
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Posted by Laura Hay on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 7:44 pm ASTI've had my pink mandevilla for 3years. The first 2 years it bloomed in late august and not very many flowers and they only lasted about 2weeks and this year nothing at all. It was in my greenhouse for the summer and I bring it in at the end of august because I live in zone 3 I cut it back and its in a sunny window.thanks Laura
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Posted by Julie Charles on Sunday, April 19, 2009 1:59 pm ADTMy mandevilla has been in a sunny window all winter and I started fertilizing it in April. Its leaves are turning yellow and dropping. It appears to dry out fast - how often should it be watered?
Over wintering/ Lowermainland
Posted by Heather on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 6:05 pm ADTCan this plant be left out side in the ground for our winters?
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Posted by Sharon on Saturday, May 30, 2009 1:43 pm ADTI have my first Mandevilla plant,am having some of the same problems, yellow leaves with spots, stopped blooming, etc. etc., but am wondering where I find the answers to all the questions asked above??
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Posted by Becki on Monday, June 8, 2009 3:43 pm ADTThis is the third year I have purchased mandevillas. Living in Zone 8, I view it as an annual. This year my plant is not climbing. I have an abundance of blooms about knee high. Please help
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Posted by norma kancaster on Monday, June 15, 2009 6:56 pm ADTthe new leaves are not opening nice and smooth but are smaller and look like spinach does all bumpy. Also the leaves that were totally green now have fine light green/yellow on them
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Posted by John Poncia on Friday, June 26, 2009 8:38 pm ADTI was given a mandevilla here recently. It has good foliage and the buds develop beautifuly but dry up an fall off before coming into bloom. The plant is located outdoors with great sun. What can I do to correct this?
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Posted by Sheila on Saturday, June 27, 2009 6:45 pm ADTI purchased a mandevilla approx. a month ago and it is lovely. I live in a very hot and humid climate in the mid west and I water it daily. I noticed that the leaves are spotted brown in the center. I do have the plant where it receives mostly afternoon sun. Could you offer some suggestions? Thank you. Sheila
mandevilla dying
Posted by Rhonda Campbell on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:30 pm ADTMy concern is the same as Charlie's posted in 2007. Two mandevia's planted in large planters about 4 feet from each other. One is fourishng. The other is pegging out. The leaves are turning brown and drying out. he tendrils are brown and dried out. It still has some flowers and some good leaves. Not al lowed to dry out and fertilized about every two weeks. What can I do?l How do I retrieve your answer?
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Posted by JIM IRGENS on Monday, August 3, 2009 3:41 pm ADTI plantes two mandevilla plants a couple weeks ago. It is planted in the sun most of the day. It has started getting brown on the leaves. It has been over 100 for the last 30+ days down here in Texas. What is wrong. Jim
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Posted by Sharon Tarrien on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8:38 pm ADTI see a lot of questions about the Mandivilla's leaves turning yellow and dropping, but I don't see any answers on how to get it to stop. I have come to the conclusion that a lot of people are having trouble with it. Would love to see an answer on why this happens. Thanks.
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Posted by Shirley on Friday, August 7, 2009 10:53 pm ADTLeaves on my madevilla plant are turning yellow. Could you please give me a solution to this problem? Thanks
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Posted by Judy Brooks on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:25 pm ADTMy mandevilla too is dropping leaves and turning yeallow. The tendrils are drying up. I had one a couple of years ago and overwintered it and it bloomed last summer until the frost got it. I found them very easy to grow and care for until now. I have only fertilized it once or twice in 3 months. It gets sun from early a.m. until late afternoon. I others I had grew well in the same location. I live in Waterloo, Ont and we did get solid rain for about 10 days and many gloomy days without sun. Would this unusual weather cause this. We are having sunny days now but it appears to be dying. Any suggestions will be helpful. Thanks,
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Posted by K. Barreto on Friday, August 14, 2009 11:07 am ADTThe leaves on my Mandevilla plant are turning yellow. What am I doing wrong and what do /i need to do to correct the problem. thanks.
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Posted by Peg Shea on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 6:57 pm ADTI read where I should fertilize my Mandevilla with a very high Potassium which I am unable to find...does anyone know where I might find some...I live in Rockport, MA. 10o-56-44 to be exact..
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Posted by L. Black on Friday, September 18, 2009 8:04 pm ADTHow do I winter my mandilla plant. I live in Alberta?
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Posted by Judy Edgar on Saturday, September 19, 2009 12:28 am ADTThis year I placed my pink in a large pot in a square laundry basket with handles for an easy move inside for winter. I placed it against the house under a soffit. I then ran fishing line tied to the basket up to the soffit and fastened to cup hooks under the soffit. The plant loved climbing the line (about 12 of them)It gets sun all day til about 3PM. Late PM sun seems to burn them. Has bloomed profusely and is still beautiful now in mid Sept. Moderate water twice a week. This would work on a porch or balcony. Lexington, Ky.
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Posted by ELEANOR SPERA on Thursday, October 8, 2009 1:57 pm ADTI JUST BROUGHT MY PLANT INDOORS AND IT HAS STARTED TO LOOSE LEAVES,IT IS IN A VERY SUNNY WINDOW AND KEPT WATERED WHAT IS THE PROBLEM
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Posted by michaelin walters on Friday, October 16, 2009 9:07 pm ADTi also am going through the same proplem. brought my plant in and leaves turning yellow. i live in WI what do i do for winter
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Posted by Jerry on Thursday, November 5, 2009 12:32 pm ASTI have brought in my pink mandevilla while it was in full beutiful) bloom. It has since dropped all of the blooms and the folliage is drying out despite regular waterings. I would like to try to propogate new plants from what is left looking healthy. Is this possible and how do I do it. Thanks
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Posted by Barry MacKenzie on Friday, November 20, 2009 7:15 am ASTI live in central fl.I have a 12 ft (yes 12 ft) high mandevilla. Of course this plant is in the ground. It is in excellent cond. Yet, I get only 5-6 blooms at a time. The ph of the soil is 7.0. Any ideas on how to get more blooms? Thank You
