Mandevilla 'Velvet Red' ~ Monrovia® Tropical Breeze™ Velvet Red Mandevilla

Monrovia® Velvet Red Mandevilla is a fast-growing tropical vine with a particularly bushy habit and glossy green foliage with non-stop flowering.  The large, deep velvet red trumpet-shaped flowers with dark yellow throats bloom through summer until frost.  Grows best in bright indirect sun and rich, moist well drained soils.  Needs a support to climb, be left alone to cascade, or can be pinched as it grows to promote bushiness.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance.  No serious diseases.  Watch for mealybugs, aphids, and scale.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Tropical Accents or Group Plantings, Foundational Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Coleus, Lantana, Geranium

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.