General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Pollution
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: Texas Superstar®

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Trade name information:
Series: Rio™
Trade Name: Pink
Cultivar name: 'Fisrix Pinka'
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mandevilla sanderi
  • Synonym: Dipladenia sanderi

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Location: Maine
Date: 2022-07-28
Location: Des Plaines, IL
Date: August
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-24
Location: Arbor Gate Nursery, Tomball, TX
Date: 2013-10-05
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Overton, TX
Date: 2014-06-26
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)
Date: 2012
Location: Mason, New Hampshire (zone 5b)
Date: 2012-06-05
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2013-07-13
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-22
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Aug 27, 2013 6:56 AM concerning plant:
    Although hummingbirds are reportedly attracted to this flower, the hummers here do not seem interested at all although they occasionally check out the flower. They do not take nectar from it.
Plant Events from our members
paleohunter On April 6, 2021 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
paleohunter On November 21, 2020 Winterized
MrsBinWY On June 5, 2021 Potted up
17 pots, 2 pots with 2 seedlings
MrsBinWY On May 7, 2021 Seeds germinated
1 hypocotyl hook showing the evening of 5-7-21; 2 more showing @ 6 a.m. on 5-8-21
MrsBinWY On April 25, 2021 Seeds sown
20 seeds from Becky's 2020G (don't know if they were from a pink plant or from a red plant). Soak overnight, sow in milk jug & put on top of aquarium for even warmth
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