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mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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Posted by weedsmakemecrazy zone 5/6 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 07 at 13:03
My deck containers were lacking color, so though it's late in the season and they weren't on sale, I splurged and bought several mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus to jazz up the deck. Does anyone have any tips on keeping these plants inside in the winter? Can it be done? Or should I just enjoy them now and hope my husband doesn't find out how much I spent to enjoy a month of blooms :)
Thanks for your advice!
Kathy |
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RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| Hi Kathy, I do keep a tropical hibiscus indoors every winter. It doesn't flower at my house, because I don't have a South facing window, which it would love. It stays in a west facing window and does okay. I suppose some supplemental light would help too, if you want flowers. It doesn't give me any trouble. I treat it like the rest of my houseplants. No experience with mandevilla. Your deck sounds pretty! Good luck. :-) pm2 |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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We also have Mandevilla and Trop.Hibs. You can keep the Man.vines over winter. They will look like crap and drop all leaves but they will survive the winter. The Trop.Hibs. we just treat like annuals. We have had no success with them lasting till the warm weather.
Bring the M.vine indoors once the cool weather comes on. We prune the branches down to a manageable size. Place it in a sunny window with a sheer panel over the window. Not direct sunlight. We water maybe 2 times a month and no feeding at all. All the leaves will drop and it will look like it has died. When the warmer weather starts we start to condition the plant outside. Place it in a mostly shady spot, gradually increasing the sun exposure daily. We have had our Man.Vine for about 3 years now. Good luck with yours! NancyLouise |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| Just wanted to clarify that I have kept the same Hibiscus going for about 10 years. It was a supermarket buy called 'Sahara Wind' and is in a very large pot now and has blooms on it today. It sits on a rolling caddy in front of a West window about 2-3ft from it all winter. |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| I have hibiscus that comes back every year. Someone else was asking me about their hibiscus trees... to plant them in the yard or take them in. Is there any way for me to tell what they have so I know how hardy they are? |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| Gee, can't really answer your question. I do have hardy hibiscus that I started from seed, so that is how I knew it was hardy. Where did they get their hibiscus trees [?] Are they potted hibiscus that are standards? Not sure what you mean. You could post a separate thread with your question and maybe get more responses? :-)
pm2 |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| These hibiscus are potted with long slender trunks and a poodle poof ;-) of the vegetation on top. I think they got them... you know where. :-0 |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| I think if they have the Latin name for them on a label that came with the plant, they would be able to easily look them up online and find out all the cultural information they need for them. If they didn't get a tag, they should call the store back and ask them to identify them. Hope that helps. :-) |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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Hey - thanks for all your advice!
I am going to try and save my plants and vines - sadly though my house isn't very sunny - the sunniest part is the 3-season sunroom, so that won't work, but I'll give it my best shot and let you all know!
Wow - a hibiscus for 10 years - that gives me hope!
Kathy |
RE: mandevilla vines and tropical hibiscus
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| Kathy, the 3 season sunroom, if you do bring the hibiscus into the house, you could put it on that porch at least until it got too cold. Then put it out there as soon as it was warm enough. They are beautiful plants and good luck with yours. Maybe you will have a photo? |
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