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Dipladenia Red Riding Hood

Out in my patio sits the Dipladenia Red Riding Hood Vine. I have had this beautiful vine for probably going on 4-5 years . I keep the dipladenia indoors year around and love to watch it bloom.

We are in January right now and it has been blooming for a few months now. I must tell you that this patio ranges in temperatures of 40 F-60 F in the winter months , quite a difference but it doesn’t seem to bother this vine very much, in fact as I see it blooming this moment I feel it is pretty tough tropical vine.

This variety is a cherry pink in color, Very pretty!

The flowers on the Dipladenia Red Riding Hood are slightly fragrant reaching 4 ” wide which last 4-5 days in bloom.

Woody, twinning, evergreen vine with dark, glossy, oval leaves. Clusters of flared, trumpet-shaped flowers. Blooms year around.

Prune as needed in summer or winter. Fertilize every 2 weeks with balanced fertilizer, or a fertilizer rich in phosphorus (10-20-10 for instance).

Scientific name is Mandevilla, but it does not have as large as flowers , nor the leave size of the normal mandevilla vine. Still is a noteworthy specimen of a plant .

Dipladenia Red Riding Hood, A vigorous vine that grows 4-6 ft in size, making for a wonderful poted plant or even works well in baskets.

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Hardy to zone 10, can bring indoors if you have cold harsh winters.

Plant in sun to partial shade area, keep moist in the summer months and on the dryer side in the winter months. The Mandevillas have tubers similar to a dahlia, and do not like over watering in winter.

This is a easy to grow tropical vine, as I have grown this one for years .. They do lose their leaves but also manage new growth.

I will be trying my hand at propagation , take single single node hardwood cuttings dipped with rooting hormone which hopefully should start rooting in 4 weeks.

I will place the cuttings in a 10×20 plastic tray , use a peat and per-lite or vermiculite soil, then one technique that may produce roots faster is placing the planted cuttings on a heat mat and then place a clear dome plastic lid over the tray to keep the humidity high. This works for other cuttings I have grown before. So I will see how this works out and hopefully create a video to show you.