Can I keep the Dipladenia as a houseplant?

Can I keep the Dipladenia as a houseplant?

How do I care for the Dipladenia indoors?

Regardless of whether you plant your Dipladenia indoors or outdoors, it always wants to be warm and light. This applies to the original varieties of Mandevilla as well as to the Sundaville bred from it. A place on the warm window sill is advisable, but the midday sun should not shine there unprotected for a long time.

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At temperatures below about 20 ° C, the Mandevilla may not bloom or at least less than expected. So the bedroom is not a suitable location. Don't water your Dipladenia too much, it doesn't need much water, but it shouldn't be completely dry. She also doesn't like waterlogging. The Mandevilla, on the other hand, needs fertilizer regularly during the flowering period.

Does the Dipladenia need special winter care?

Give your Dipladenia a hibernation or it will not bloom for the next year. To do this, place the plant a little cooler, in a room with about 8 ° C to 15 ° C. Do not use fertilizer and water the plant a little less than in the summer months.

You may cut back your Dipladenia a little before moving to the winter quarters, but you can still do that in spring. But do not cut too late, otherwise the bloom formation will be delayed.

The essentials in brief:

  • bright, warm location without drafts
  • cooler in winter (hibernation)
  • Water moderately in summer and little in winter
  • fertilize only during the flowering period, possibly start shortly beforehand

Tips

With the Dipladenia you get a very attractive and long-blooming plant in your living room. However, it needs a hibernation to keep blooming profusely.