Set of 3 BELLA Dipladenia

This collection is consists of 3 Dipladenia or Mandevilla from the BELLA series. They have been selected for their floribundity, vibrant colours, as well as their ease of cultivation and maintenance. Their large star-shaped flowers in a mix of colours bloom continuously from summer until the first frosts, enhanced by beautiful dark green glossy foliage. These small creepers are drought-tolerant but are sensitive to frosts. The Dipladenia from the BELLA series are generous but delicate plants that will easily survive the winter behind a glass bay window, in a bright veranda, or a slightly heated greenhouse, and will accompany you for many years.

This trio consists of:

x 1 Dipladenia Bella Pink Star: this small creeper, which can reach 1.50 m, bears bright pink flowers with a white star pattern.

x 1 Dipladenia Bella White: also 1.50 m tall, with pure white flowers and a bright yellow centre.

x 1 Dipladenia Compact Red: smaller and more bushy, this variety measures 40 cm in all directions and is covered in bright red flowers.

Individually labelled.

The Mandevilla, named in honour of diplomat and gardener Henry Mandeville, are fast-growing climbing plants, mostly native to Brazil's tropical forests of Serra de Orgaos, near Rio de Janeiro. Thriving at high altitudes, these plants flourish in temperate climates spared from frost, in semi-shade or filtered light in summer. They belong to the Apocynaceae family, just like Periwinkles and Oleanders. In the 1970s, Robert Lannes, a French horticulturist based in Tarn et Garonne, was the first to take an interest in hybridising these plants with immense potential, among which the Mandevilla sanderi holds a prominent place. Years of research and selection have resulted in particularly floriferous, more compact varieties with varied colours, and easy to grow for amateur gardeners.

Derived from the Mandevilla sanderi among others, the Bella series produces resilient plants with a compact habit, well-suited to be grown in pots, distinguished by a range of very vibrant colours. The faded flowers are easily removed.

The Dipladenia Bella develops voluble stems, woody at the base, allowing the plant to climb, spread on the ground, or even cascade from large containers if no support is provided for its stems. It is a fast-growing plant producing beautiful large flowers formed of 5 large slightly pointed lobes that overlap like the blades of a propeller. Grouped in small clusters, they renew themselves from late spring until late in the season. The evergreen foliage consists of entire leaves of a beautiful dark green colour and arranged in an opposite manner. The thick and leathery lamina, oval to elliptical in shape, measure 5 to 6 cm long and have a shiny upper surface. This plant has both fine and large tuberous roots, true storage organs that contain starch and water, allowing it to withstand drought quite well.

Mandevilla are often used for ornamenting terraces, balconies, or patios, to cover a pergola or trellis, alone or in a mix of colours. with its small size, this heat-resistant Bella collection easily fits in flower pots placed in isolation, hanging, or on a balcony, on a sunny terrace or balcony. Dipladenia can be combined, for example, with Diamond Frost Euphorbia, forming a beautiful white mist, and can be grown in open ground, in lightened soil, in frost-free regions such as the extreme south of the Atlantic coast or in the orange grove areas on the Mediterranean coast.

Please note: our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transfer and store them under cover (veranda, greenhouse, cold frame...) at a temperature above 14°C for a few weeks before being planted out once the risk of frosts has definitively passed.