Hardy Mandevilla-like plant?

22 years ago

I'm looking for a replacement planting for a Mandevilla that we had growing on a small trellis by our mailbox. We really like the Mandevilla but it just doesn't make it through the winter here. I tried digging the thing up two winters ago, but it didn't do well when I replanted it. Is there another similar plant that will make it through an Atlanta winter? It can die back of course, but I'd like it to return with the spring. Should I just go with an 'annual' planting of the Mandevilla? I've got some Clematis that I could plant there, but I'm not sure if that will engulf my mailbox over the years. Any ideas?

Thanks.

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halfhardybklyn

22 years ago

I don't know if you'd consider this as a replacement for mandevilla as far as big showy flowers go, but I've had a kadsura japonica vine growing along the fence of my front yard here in Brooklyn New York for years. Most wintres it remains evergreen and once the weather warms up and the rains come it grows rather quickly. The leaves are poliched,green and very elegant. Every August it makes flowers that look like tiny magnolias. It's an easy plant and widely available.I seem to be the only person who grows it!

Here is a link that might be useful: Kadsura japonica

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AlmostGreenThumb
22 years ago
How about some morning glories?They are easy to grow and re-seed themselves.And they last till frost.
junglejenny
22 years ago
How about a passion flower vine? There are several varieties that are pretty cold-hardy, they will cover a mailbox with a little help, and the flowers can be spectacular.

Junglejenny
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mike_marietta_sc_z8a
22 years ago
Mandevilla laxa has been overwintering here outdoors for the past three years. It climbs 12 feet high each summer with white flowers and dies back to the ground each winter.
Nell Jean
22 years ago
A big white Henryii clematis engulfed my neighbor's mailbox in Forest Park, some years back. It was gorgeous and hardly cared for after it was planted.
kaysbelle
22 years ago
Here in zone 5, we keep the mandevilla in pots. In the fall we cut them back and put in the basement, watering very sparingly until about February. In May we put the pots back out and they thrive, climbing up the trellis to 15-20 feet. If we planted them in the ground, they would never survive.
SheGoesAbout
22 years ago
I live in zone 6 and I keep all my mandevillas in pots instead of putting them in the ground. I overwinter them in our unheated garage and they come back every year. I put them in the innermost corner of the garage. I get a cheap laundry basket and lay newspaper on the bottom. I set the pots in the basket and crumple up newspaper between the plants and the basket and then cover the entire thing up with a blanket and leave it until spring. They loose all their leaves but leaf out again in the spring.
michaelzz
22 years ago
Its difficult to over winter a madevilla and keep it growing ,, Like their relatives , the plumerias and oleanders, they can dry out all winter ,., lose most of their leaves and then recover quickly the following summer
billjr
21 years ago
Hi,
I have a Mandevilla plant that is in a container on my deck here in Connecticut. I know it won't survive the winter outdoors, and have already brought it in the house and placed it in a bright area new a window. Can I keep it growing inside until next year, or will it still die off ? If it is possible to keep it growing inside, what special attention will it need ?

Thank You, Marge
MAD4U
21 years ago
Marge,I have the same delema,at present mine is blooming and twining all over the place. I hate to cut it back and am wondering if I keep it in a bright window if it will survive the winter thank you