Dipladenia loves to climb pyramids and other climbing options. Your lower area often falls by the wayside visually and benefits from underplanting. But planting underneath also makes sense to keep the moisture in the soil.
Which plants are suitable for underplanting Dipladenia?
You can plant a Dipladenia with various ground cover plants, but also with smaller perennials and grasses that growmaximum 50 cm highand are welltolerant of heatare. Suitable options include:
- Sand thyme and hanging bluebells
- Magic snow and geraniums
- Japan sedge and blue fescue
Plant Dipladenia with ground cover plants
Underplanting with ground cover plants looks most beautiful when they produce a variety of flowers. These should be present around the same time as the Dipladenia flowers, so that there is a wonderful interaction. Choose ground cover that likes to be in the sun, appreciateslight shadingfrom the Dipladenia andcan tolerate heat
White, pink and red flowering ground cover can wonderfully contrast the intense flower colors of Dipladenia in the pot. Predestined for this are:
- Sand thyme
- carpet phlox
- Hanging Bellflower
- Nasturtium
- Lunchflower
The following are more simply accompaniment:
- Purslane
- Andean Cushions
- Wild strawberry
Planting Dipladenia with perennials
Perennials also have the ability to emphasize this climbing plant visually as well as to provideshade in the root area and thus protect it from drying out. Perennials that have a low growth height and are therefore located below the mandevilla so that their flowers are not obscured are ideal. The following have proven particularly useful for this popular potted plant:
- magic snow
- Geraniums
- Carnations
- ornamental sage
- Vervain
- Marigolds
Planting Dipladenia with grasses
Grasses create an impressive contrast in the presence of dipladenias in the pot. With their long, narrow and arched overhanging stalks, they have a completely different expression than the exotic-looking Dipladenia. It is important that you limit yourself tosmall grasses and that these have similar location requirements as Dipladenia. Good experiences have been made with these grasses as underplanting:
- Japan sedge
- Japan gold ribbon grass
- Blue Fescue
- Bearskin Grass
- Pennisetum grass
- Flame Grass
Planting Dipladenia in the bed
Dipladenia is rarely planted in the bed. However, it can also be planted there with various plants. However, this is only possible if the dipladenia isguided upin the bed, for example on aclimbing aid such as an obelisk. Densely growing and beautifully flowering plants such as:are suitable.
- Evergreen
- Cinquefoil
- Storksbill
- magic snow
- Ribbon flower
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Complete the overall picture with several underplanting plants
Underplanting looks extremely impressive when several plants are combined with each other. For example, you can create an intoxicating overall picture with white or red blooming Dipladenia, magic snow and a white and colorful Japanese sedge.
