(Chilean-jasmine, Wen teng)

Commonly called Chilean jasmine, this robust vine offers many medium-sized creamy white blooms that are fragrant and long-lasting. It is a tropical garden favorite that is native to Argentina and Chile where it exists in moist montane forests. This vine is shorter and more manageable than other Mandevilla.

White Mandevilla is evergreen and has gloss green leaves that are elliptical to oblong with pointed tips. The leathery foliage exudes milky sap when broken or wounded. The...

(Mandevilla)

Originally from the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Mandevilla sanderi is not found in the wild anymore. However, it is a favorite of gardeners in warm climates. Mandevilla is an evergreen, woody, twining vine with glossy, medium sized, oblong to elliptic green leaves. The fabulous, fragrant flowers are large, bell-shaped and pink or white with white and yellow throats. They occur in clusters of three to five in profusion during warm weather, scattered flowers appear throughout the year. Many cultivars...

(Mandevilla, Scarlet Pimpernel® Mandevilla)

The fragrant blooms of Mandevilla sanderi ‘Cerise’ add bright color to sunny garden spots. This twining hybrid vine has shiny deep green lance-shaped leaves and bears many long-lasting, large blooms of cerise red. It was discovered by Jens Petersen as a color mutation from Mandevilla sanderi ‘Red Riding Hood.’

Originally from the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Mandevilla sanderi is not found in the wild anymore, however it is common in cultivations The woody vines are...

(Mandevilla, My Fair Lady™ Mandevilla)

The lovely blooms of Mandevilla sanderi My Fair Lady™ add a bright flash to sunny garden spots. This twining hybrid vine has shiny deep green lance-shaped leaves and bears many long-lasting, large blooms of white. It was selected by Ole Christensen in Aarslev, Denmark, from several of naturally-occurring mutants of Mandevilla sanderi. Originally from the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Mandevilla sanderi is not found in the wild anymore, however it is common in cultivations...

(Little Red Riding Hood, Mandevilla)

Originally from the hills above Rio de Janeiro, Mandevilla sanderi is not found in the wild anymore. However, it is a favorite of gardeners in warm climates. Little Red Riding Hood has fabulous, fragrant flowers that are larger that other mandevillas. They are bell-shaped and hot pink to red with yellow throats. The flowers occur in clusters of three to five in profusion during warm weather, scattered flowers appear throughout the year. The leaves are evergreen, glossy, medium sized, oblong...

(Mandevilla, Pink Mandevilla, Shining Mandevilla)

A Brazilian native, shining mandevilla is an evergreen, woody, twining vine with glossy green leaves and fuzzy young stems. New growth may be slightly bronze. Large rose-pink, funnel-form flowers with white and yellow throats occur in clusters of three to five during warm weather. Many cultivars are available, including red-flowered, white-flowered, and variegated selections.

The shining mandevilla undergoes best growth in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. It needs support to climb, so plant...

(Mandevilla)

Grown for its spectacular blooms, this showy vine is a popular choice for warm gardens and containers. Mandevilla x amabilis is a hybrid of the showy Brazilian native, Mandevilla splendens (plus an unknown second parent), and produces an abundance of large, showy flowers. The plants are evergreen, frost tender and woody.

The vining stems of hybrid Mandevilla are lined with deep green leaves that are glossy, oval and held opposite to each other. When broken,...

(Alice du Pont Mandevilla, Mandevilla)

The classic hybrid Mandevilla‘Alice du Pont’ offers an abundance of large, showy, radiant pink flowers all season long. This timeless Longwood cultivar is one of the most popular mandevillas in cultivation and was named for the wife of Longwood's founder, Samuel DuPont.

Grown for its spectacular blooms, this showy vine is a popular choice for warm gardens and containers. Mandevilla x amabilis is a hybrid of the showy Brazilian native, Mandevilla splendens...

(American Aloe, False Aloe)

Once considered an Agave, Manfreda virginica forms a lovely succulent rosette of smooth, waxy, sword-shaped leaves with undulating edges and sharp tips. A native of the southern and southeastern United States, it naturally inhabits rocky wooded areas and dry thickets where soils are somewhat sandy and alkaline. It is very common in the Ozark Mountains.

The evergreen to semi-evergreen rosettes of false aloe are bright waxy green. From late spring to summer rosettes produce 3...

(American Aloe, False Aloe)

Interesting brownish burgundy spots decorate the undulating leaves of 'Spot.' These decorative spots have been known to diminish as plants age or revert away. Once named Agave virginica but relabeled Manfreda virginica, false aloe forms a lovely succulent rosette of smooth, waxy, sword-shaped leaves with undulating edges and sharp tips. A native of the southern and southeastern United States, it naturally inhabits rocky wooded areas and dry thickets where soils are somewhat sandy...