Keep Dipladenia as a houseplant

How do I care for the Dipladenia indoors?

Regardless of whether you plant your Dipladenia indoors or outdoors, it always wants to be warm and light. This applies to the original varieties of Mandevilla as well as to the Sundaville bred from it. A place on the warm windowsill is therefore advisable, but the midday sun should not shine there unprotected over a long period of time.

At temperatures below about 20 ° C, the Mandevilla may become not bloom or at least less than expected. So the bedroom is a little more suitable Location. Do not over water your Dipladenia, it will only need a little water, but it should not be completely dry. She also doesn't like waterlogging. The Mandevilla needs fertilizer during the Heyday on the other hand regularly.

Does the Dipladenia need special winter care?

Give your Dipladenia a hibernation or it will not bloom for the next year. To do this, place the plant a little cooler, in a room with approx. 8 ° C to 15 ° C. Do without the gift of

fertilizer and water the plant a little less than in the summer months.

You may cut back your Dipladenia a little before moving to the winter quarters, but you can still do that in spring. But do not cut too late, otherwise the bloom formation will be delayed.

The essentials in brief:

• bright, warm location without drafts
• cooler in winter (hibernation)
• Water moderately in summer and little in winter
• fertilize only start during the flowering period, possibly shortly beforehand