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Dipladenia - apulia plants
Dipladenia - apulia plants

Dipladenia

It belongs to the family Apocynaceae, hailing from central and south America. The dipladenia is an evergreen climbing plant with smooth, oval, bright-green leaves. The inflorescences are simple racemes, and each flower has a larg, trumped-shaped pink corolla with a yellow center terminated by 5 oval lobes, partially overlapping. Thanks to its extraordinary flexibility and rapid growth it is suited to the most original ornamental habits, such as pyramidal, espalier, double arch, and many more.

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Botanical name

Botanical name

Dipladenia
Common name

Common name

Dipladenia
Variety

Variety

“Sundaville”, “Rio”, “Diamantina”
Flower colour

Flower colour

Red, white, pink
Temperature

Temperature

min 5°
Exposure

Exposure

Sunny or partial shade
Watering needs

Watering needs

Medium
Blooming

Blooming

Spring-Summer
Availability

Availability

March-August
Disponibilità

March, April, May, June, July, August
Esposizione

Full sun, Half shade
Fioritura

Spring, Summer
Necessità Idrica

Average

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