Comments on: Mandevilla Trellis

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:44:20 +0000

I too have a beautiful Ruby Red plant that the leaves are turning yellow and dropping off, I stopped watering it as I felt it was too wet but the leaves are still dropping off but at a slower rate. Is it over watering??
That being said it is growing fast and the new growth looks very healthy.

Advice?? Thanks
Melanie

By: Ida Braeutigam

Ida Braeutigam — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:18:41 +0000

I just bought a Mandevilla vine and we planted it in the ground. Should we dig it up in the fall and put it in a pot? I live in South Texas and it does get cold. Thank You

By: DON

DON — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:54:00 +0000

I have 2 mandevillas in pots. I live in Florida and we are in rainy season. (rains almost everyday) Before the rains came they were doing very well, but now many leaves are turning yellow and they are struggling. They are in the full sun but also in the full rain. Should I move them to an area where they will not get rain everyday?

By: Patricia Valentine

Patricia Valentine — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:22:56 +0000

I’ve had my mandevilla plant for about a year now. After it flowers, most of the leaves start turning yellow and drop off. Is this normal?

By: Russ

Russ — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:02:15 +0000

Have one that we just put on the patio in a pot and is getting full sunlight. Over the last two days it has lost an alarming amount of leaves, but the flowers look good. Leaves are a little brown at the tips but overall look healthy. any ideas?

By: Charlie Pineda

Charlie Pineda — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:13:22 +0000

Over wintering Mandevilla:

I have experimented 2 way here in northeaster coastal South Carolina:
bright sunny S.E window and garage low light window.

The suny window lost about 50% foilage but returned to full once the weather warmed up and placed outside. Light pruning and Miracle Grow to jump start it followed up by use Bloom Booster fertilizer.

The garage kept one was kept on the dry side due to low light condtions and coolness. Lost all foilage going into dormancy. Started it going by increasing watering in early spring and moved to bright indoor light. Let new foilage grow and than started fertilizing as with other one. Moved outdoors at warm weather arrival. Pruned and continued fertilizing as above.

Have root pruned and repotted both every other year.

Garaged one not as “perky” as indoor one. Apparently dormancy does delay the plant’s developement.

Back in Maryland, I simply moved them into my little heated greenhouse (night temp in low to mid 50′s)

By: Keith McNaiar

Keith McNaiar — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:49:51 +0000

I bought my first Mandivalla Plant/Vine over the summer (gulp!). I’ve always loved the way it twisted and climbed up a trellis and the beautiful flowers it produced. However, I was afraid that it would be a waste of money since I would not be able to care for it during the winter months. Yet I took the chance and did some homework on the Mandivalla and hopefully I’ve found the solution which would allow me to purchase several more of this majestic plant/vine in the upcoming future.

I will let you know how things turn out next Spring.

Here’s hoping for the best and thank you for the tips.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:12:58 +0000

My plant is very healthy and growing well but I’m not getting any flowers! What am I doing wrong? The plant is about 5 ft tall now..

By: Betty Donovan

Betty Donovan — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:26:27 +0000

I very successfully wintered a gorgeous Mandevilla. I had it in my family door next to the patio door facing West so it got lots of afternoon sun. (as much as you can in Northern WI!). It grew beautifully an in early June I moved it back outside. Unfortunately it bore only one flower but continues to grow in leaps and bounds… but no flowers. If someone can help I’d appreciate it!

By: Jill

Jill — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:22:47 +0000

I overwintered my ruby star mandevilla by bringing it inside last fall (I’m in Zone 6) and keeping it near a sliding glass door window so it got plenty of light. It bloomed for a while and then dried up I gave it water every few weeks. When the temps got warmer (around the 1st of April), I brought it back outside and gave it a good pruning. Now it is thriving and blooming beautifully again.