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Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla

Mandevilla 'LANKENTUCKY'

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Diamantina Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla (Mandevilla 'LANKENTUCKY') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla flowers

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Diamantina Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla (Mandevilla 'LANKENTUCKY') at A Very Successful Garden Center

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla in bloom

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla in bloom

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Height:  24 inches

Spacing:  10 inches

Sunlight:  full sun  partial shade 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Other Names:  Dipladenia

Group/Class:  Diamantina Collection

Brand:  Ball

Description:

This selection with a non-vining, bushy habit, produces showy fuchsia trumpet flowers from spring to fall, over glossy green leaves; a great choice for patio containers, hanging baskets, or mixed combinations; drought tolerant; prefers sunny locations

Ornamental Features

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla features bold fuchsia tubular flowers along the branches from mid spring to mid fall. Its glossy pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the year.

Landscape Attributes

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla is a multi-stemmed evergreen tropical plant with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and can be pruned at anytime. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

  • Insects

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Accent
  • Hedges/Screening
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

This plant is native to the tropics and prefers growing in moist environments with evenly warm conditions all year round. In our climate, it is usually grown as an outdoor annual in the garden or in a container. If you want it to survive the winter, it can be brought in to the house and provided with special care, and then returned to the garden the following season. In its preferred tropical habitat, it can grow to be around 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. However, when grown as an annual or when overwintered indoors, it can be expected to perform differently, and its exact height and spread will depend on many factors; you may wish to consult with our experts as to how it might perform in your specific application and growing conditions.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Diamantina™ Tourmaline Fuchsia Bush Mandevilla is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It can be used either as 'filler' or as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

-- THIS IS A TROPICAL PLANT AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE THE WINTER OUTDOORS IN OUR CLIMATE --

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Accent  Screening  Garden  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features