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Mandevilla torosa

Mandevilla torosa
Photo: Adriana Nelly Correa Sandoval, CC BY 4.0

Mandevilla torosa is a climbing perennial vine from the Apocynaceae (dogbane) family, native to wet tropical areas from Mexico through Central America to Cuba and Jamaica. Give it warmth, bright light and regular water while it climbs.

Family
Apocynaceae (Dogbane family)
Grows as
Climber
Light
Bright indirect, Full sun
Water
Water regularly during the growing season and let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile potting mix or garden soil with added organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico to Honduras, Cuba, Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Mandevilla torosa is a species of plant from Jamaica, which is extending its population towards southern Mexico. It has two varieties called "southern typical variety torosa" and "northern variety coulteri".

Other Mandevilla plants

White Dipladenia · Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet · Mandevilla equatorialis · Mandevilla jamesonii · Chilean Jasmine · Mandevilla rugellosa · Mandevilla sagittarii · Brazilian Jasmine · Shining Mandevilla · Rocktrumpets

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mandevilla torosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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