I've been advised that my question should go here, so here goes. I've been given a Diplademia plant by a french friend (I've had an accident - sob sob - so she was cheering me up). On the pot it says Diplademia but I cannot find anything which resembles this in my Reader's Digest. Of course my friend doesn't have an english word for it either more's the pity. I have trawled the internet but still haven't come up with an english name. Can anyone help with this please? I need to know what to do with the plant. I have attached a photo of the plant in bloom - which is not mine at the moment - in the hope that this helps. One thing; when I took off a damaged leaf a lot of milky fluid came out of the joint. Can I put this plant in the garden and leave it over winter? Translating what I have seen on the internet it would appear not, but perhaps someone out there knows different. The instructions on the pot say it is a bush type plant, but the internet says it is a climber. I am so flipping confused now. Thank you in advance. Heres the photo I got from the internet.
http://www.weidners.com/dipladenia.html Must say that I've not had a great deal of luck with these myself, scale insect love them and they dont overwinter for me very well. But they are nice plants if you can grow them well. Readers Digest may well have Mandevilla, the old plant that we all had a go at.
I've seen it sold as Mandevilla and Sundaville - recently seen at a French market in our town, sold as a hanging basket display, and I've seen it trained over hoops, so I'd say it's a climber. I managed to resist, but only just..... here's some more pics, as they're so nice! http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=mandevilla%20sundaville&hl=en-GB&sourceid=gd&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2006-49,GGLD:en-GB&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi
Oh flipping heck!! I am useless at keeping plants in the house or anything which needs attention. If I buy a houseplant hubby starts to chant "You're going to die, you're going to die" while on the way to the checkout. Well, I'll put it in a bigger pot and do what I'm supposed to do, but as sure as eggs is eggs, it will be dead within the month. I even kill off spider plants. Thank you Pete for your time and expertise. K.
Dipladena is now sold as Mandevillea which goes back about a hundred years I think, however, they are one and the same. They supposedly thrive here but I have had no luck whatsoever and have not done so for years. Good luck with yours, kryssy
Hello Dendrobium. As I've just said to Pete, another one is going to bite the dust. But, I will try very hard to keep it alive. French markets in Scotland ay? That sounds good to me. Having lived on the west coast before coming here I miss it like mad (not the midges though!). Did you know the French love the Scots? Thank you for your replies. K.
Hi there LOL I'm getting more depressed by the minute. I'll have to move! When my friend comes back and asks about the Diplademia I'm just going to have to lie and say it was taken in the night by aliens or something as I know it's gonna be long gone. If you experts can't keep it going how the heck am I supposed to? Why didn't she bring me a geranium? I'm good at those. Kryssy (feeling suicidal)
Hi, K! Yes, I did know that! I used to be a French teacher (and a German one....) until I saw sense! Why don't you get a geranium and do a swap, and say it turned into that like magic one night...... Oh, well, I don't suppose it would work...
We kept one for years on the south facing kitchen windowsill. Just water it from the bottom very little but often, most days. The easiest way to control this is by placing the pot in a dish that's almost the same size as the bottom of the pot. Just remember most house plants are killed by over watering. It is a climber, but you can keep it a manageable size by twisting the new growth back into itself. I've just been given a new one which I will attempt to climb up the conservatory wall.
Dendrobe, were you really a French and German teacher? By eck, so much I have to learn about you! Well done to you though!! Kind regards Roy
Dipladenia, now known universally as Mandevilla. That variety looks like the Hybrid Mandevilla 'Sundaville Red var. Sunmandecrim Mandevilla sanderi hybride'. I have one. It has a branching rather than a climbing habit. Also known as Brazilian Jasmine. Produced by Japanese Horticulturalists I believe and sold by Dutch plant wholesalers. It supposedly has a min temp requirement of 10C. I've taken mine down to 2.6c on one occasion this year outside on my patio. Negligible damage to one aging flower. It has put out another flower today and growing strongly. I suspect it will take a few degrees more cold but american enthusiasts tend to overwinter in a garage. I don't want to lose mine either. The only difference is mine is a true scarlet red without the yellow variegation but it is a very similar plant to mine. Check my website for pics. South American plants tend to grow well in sandy soils and I've added sharp sand to a John Innes no2 mix. It's grown quite a bit since that Sept 16 image on my site-see next to the Bougainvillea Gladra/Cycas Revoluta. www.palmsnexotics.zoomshare.com
I'd misread a sideline issue to the question posted. The Milky sap is quite naturally produced by this plant. I remember thinking what a great paper glue it would make. Don't worry about this. The sap dries and forms a protective bond around any damaged plant tissue. It really is nothing to worry about. Fig's produce a similar sap. www.palmsnexotics.zoomshare.com
