As a tropical plant, the Mandevilla or Dipladenia particularly likes a warm place with high humidity. Their location should also be bright and protected from the wind. However, it cannot necessarily tolerate the blazing midday sun for many hours.
Which location is best for a Dipladenia?
The ideal location for a Dipladenia is bright and warm, but protected from the wind. Direct midday sun should be avoided. A suitable location promotes flower formation, while places that are too dark or too cool can affect flowering.
Does the location influence flower formation?
For lush flowering, you not only need the right care, but also a suitable location. If the Dipladenia is too dark or too cool, it will not bloom as you might want. You can easily move a plant in a pot or balcony box to another place with more sun. If your Mandevilla is in a bed, think about transplanting it.
What else Dipladenia needs
Like other plants that bloom profusely and over a long period of time, Dipladenia also needs a lot of nutrients. Therefore, fertilize your Mandevilla regularly about every 14 days during the flowering period. You can use commercially available flower fertilizer (€11.00 on Amazon) or organic fertilizer in the form of compost, horn shavings or rotted manure.
Water the Dipladenia only moderately, despite its abundance of flowers, it is not very thirsty. The Mandevilla can survive a few days without being watered without any problems. However, it cannot tolerate waterlogging at all. Therefore, you should always create a drainage layer in a balcony box or hanging basket.
The most important things in brief:
- the best location: bright and warm, protected from the wind
- don’t water too much
- fertilize regularly during the flowering period
- Winter bright and moderately cool
Tip
Give your Dipladenia a bright and warm place so that you can enjoy the lushly flowering plant for a long time.