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- Can I keep the Dipladenia as a houseplant?
- How do I take care of the Dipladenia indoors?
- Does the Dipladenia need a special winter care?
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
The Dipladenia needs a lot of light especially in the apartment
Can I keep the Dipladenia as a houseplant?
Not only on the sunny balcony or the sheltered terrace is the lush flowering Dipladenia a colorful eye-catcher. It can also be cultivated well as a houseplant. But then they should prefer a rather compact variety.
How do I take care of the Dipladenia indoors?
Whether you plant your dipladenia indoors or outdoors, she always wants to have it warm and bright. This applies to the original varieties of the Mandevilla as well as for the Sundaville bred out of it. A place on the warm windowsill is therefore appropriate, but there should not seem unprotected for a long time the midday sun.
At temperatures below about 20 ° C, the Mandevilla may not flower, or at least less than expected. So the bedroom is a little suitable location. Do not pour your Dipladenia too much, it needs only little water, but should not be completely dry. She also does not like waterlogging. Fertilizer needs the Mandevilla during the flowering period regularly.
Does the Dipladenia need a special winter care?
Give your Dipladenia a hibernation otherwise it will not bloom next year. Place the plant a bit cooler, in a room with about 8 ° C to 15 ° C. Avoid the use of fertilizer and pour the plant a little less than in the summer months.
You may cut back on your Dipladenia before moving to the winter quarters, but you can do that in the spring. But do not cut too late, otherwise the flowering will be delayed.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
With the Dipladenia you get yourself a very attractive and long-flowering plant in your living room. However, it needs a hibernation to bloom again and again lush.