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I have just acquired one of these pretty plants, any hints or tips? I have
a conservatory. We live in Formby Merseyside, not too windy,



Do you have the other half of its name? they vary rather a lot, but the
basics are allow to dry between waterings, I find mine does better in a
soiless soil/grit mix and not just straight potting compost or straight
JI Lots of light. Can stand out in summer but watch for waterlogging but
almost certainly won't make it through winter outside. Some die back of
shoots and leaves seems to happen in spring, I just cut them out,
probebly too cold as I don't heat the conservatory
See www.roselandhouse.co.uk/climbers/mandevilla boliviensis.htm
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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea