What is the flower of dipladence (mandeville)? This beautiful plant (liana), which is distinguished by dense and lush foliage and bright gramophones, belongs to the Kutrovy family and is native to Latin America. Mostly diplomacy is found in modern landscape design to decorate buildings, walls, supports, etc. In care, this culture is unpretentious. The rest of the article discusses the features of the Mandeville flower: home care, breeding options and culture varieties.
Types of Diplomacy
Mandeville flower is a popular hothouse plant that has several names: mandeville, Brazilian jasmine or balsam, Mexican love tree and Bolivian rose. Growing diplomacy in the garden or at home regardless of type is a pleasure.
Potlad in the pot
In the world there are more than 100 species of this flower. The most popular of them:
- diplodation is ampelous. A climbing plant with fast growth, has glossy oval leaf plates. Fragrant flowers in the shape of a funnel consist of five petals of white, pink, raspberry or red. An adult bush can have up to 80 flowers that will not fall for more than a week;
- diplomats red. Liana with bright green leaves, beautiful velvety flowers of red color, which reach 12 cm in diameter, 30 cm in length. Needs moderate watering;
Mandeville
- diplomats yellow. It has shortened stems and needs additional support. Yellow flowers are inherent in Opal;
- Mandeville Lutea Tropical Dream. The variety is distinguished by bright yellow flowers in the form of gramophones;
- diplomas Red Star. Red flowers with a white star are quite large, reaching a height of up to 70 cm. This type of liana needs a little shading; Mandeville begins to bloom in April and ends in November. In the hot season, it needs plentiful irrigation of foliage every day.
Note! It is recommended to work with dipladenia with gloves, avoiding the process and the care of children, since it contains poisonous juice.
Mandeville is a plant that loves spacious pots and grows rapidly, delighting with its unique appearance.
Dipladenia ampelous (mandeville): nursing in the garden
Diplomacy in the garden is always beautiful: dense, dark green shiny foliage and bright exotic flowers will not cease to delight in its beauty. If you grow a creeper in the garden (for example, let it out on a gazebo or wall, embellish the old garden, etc.), then the mandeville will completely cover the support with its tenacious stems and will climb up to 2 m along it.
Diplomatic Fence
Many plant diplomacy in the courtyard or in the garden near the outbuildings, not only to ennoble and decorate them, but also for additional protection (it is difficult to get through the stems of the plant, for example, to animals). The result is an amazingly beautiful green fence, which will become the main highlight of the landscape.
There is also a room variant of diplodendy, which is as easy to take care of in case of flowering of the crop as on the street. But it is best to grow a plant in the yard. It is on Mandeville Street that blooms better and decorates the territory.
Diplladation flowers need bright natural light, so you should consider this when choosing a place for planting seedlings. The most optimal soil for diplomacy is that which consists of sand, moss, garden soil in equal proportions. This flower does not tolerate cold wind and poorly drained land.
Features of growing a plant of dipladation ampelous:
- home care requires daily watering and spraying;
- support is required in the form of a frame, rack or harness, on which the liana will be woven;
- regular removal of damaged and dead leaves;
- regular treatment of pests;
- in spring and summer, regularly feed the diplomacy with mineral fertilizer.
Note! The preventive and therapeutic treatment of mandeville from pests and diseases is carried out with insecticides or a solution of laundry soap.
Reproduction of dipladage (mandeville)
Mandeville flower, propagation of which is carried out by the method of cuttings, is best planted from mid-spring to mid-July. In spring, you can take green young shoots for this, and in the summer, more mature cuttings will do.
Grafting cuttings
Rules for propagation of diplomacy in the garden:
- when pruning cuttings of mandeville, you need to ensure that there are two pairs of leaflets on the stem;
- the lower part of the shoot is necessarily treated with a phytostimulator;
- to root the cuttings, you need to make a soil mixture of peat, sand and dry moss (in equal proportions).
After about four weeks, the first roots will appear on the cuttings of the plant, after which diplomacy can be planted in pots.
Since the cost of lianas is far from budget, many gardeners collect seeds and then germinate them themselves. Propagation of the plant with mustache and seeds is also possible, although it takes longer.
Rules for propagating a flower by seeds:
- for germination of seeds requires an air temperature of 22-28 ° C;
- need a soil with a slightly acidic environment and a light texture;
- water stagnation is not allowed, although the soil must be constantly moist.
On average, seeds germinate from 2 to 4 months, and during this time they require special care. This is not very convenient, so many propagate the plant with the help of antennae, which appear on the top of the shoots.
Why does not Mandeville bloom
The main reasons why the mandeville does not bloom: the plant is not adequately lit at home, it has little moisture, the air is dry or the soil is poor. Winter is not a good time for the plant, but you can grow a flower at home in the cold season.
Diplomacy in the garden
Diplomacy is a flower that depends on sufficient moisture and sunlight. Additionally, you need to monitor the optimal air humidity and top dressing the earth. In the shade of diplomacy does not bloom at all, and in the shade can only release small inflorescences. If it is grown at home, then you can add artificial lighting.
With poor watering, flowers will not form, but stagnation of water will lead to the death of the plant (the roots will begin to rot and the leaves will turn yellow). But fertilizing with mineral fertilizers will help to make a flower bed lush.
By following these simple rules, you can grow an amazing vine. With timely watering, the introduction of top dressing dipladeniya will be lush and bright.
