Mandevilla Dipladenia ALICE du Pont Tropical Vine Live Plant Pink Flower Brazilian Jasmine Starter Size 4 Inch Pot Emerald R

Mandevilla x amabilis 'Alice du Pont' or just Alice du Pont is a well known tropical vine admired for its unique clusters of pink trumpet shaped blooms. Within its recommended zone range, this plant is typically grown as a large vine that can easily cover arbors or trellises with its elegant blooms year round. Alice du Pont however, is not cold hardy and will not survive in cooler climates. This plant's ability to thrive on patios or in well lit rooms make it a popular choice in northern climates regardless of its hardiness.

Alice du Pont's flowers are typically soft pink on outside petals with a darker pink throat. In warm climates, mandevillas can be expected to sporadically bloom throughout the year with a higher concentration of blooms during summer months. This plant's prolific blooms and beautiful color made it one of the most popular Mandevillas in cultivation. in the mid 1980s. It became to disappear from the commercial market in the mid to late 1990s largely replaced by Dipladenias (now reclassed as a subspecies of Mandevilla) which were better suited to large corporate chain store production.

The peak growing and blooming season is midsummer. Mandevillas go quasi dormant in the late Fall and Winter, and often die back to the ground following cold temps. The root system is more cold tolerant than expected and they often sprout out from the roots and grow normally in the Spring.

It can be acclimated to grow indoors but may require special accommodations to produce flower such as supplemental lighting, humidity or warmer than average indoor temps.