Although they do not tolerate frost, they flower a potted garden for years.Exotic vines, because we are talking about them, spend the summer in the open air, and the winter in a heated quarters.Who is looking for a long-flowering plant with a South American temperament, should opt for a mandevilla, incorrectly called dipladenia. Bougainvillea blooms tirelessly as well.
Its varieties between April and September produce lush clusters of flowers in all colors except blue in four or five flushes.Blue blood flows in the veins of the reliable ear-shaped pencil. The flowers of some species of tunbergia are also characterized by a rare blue color.In hardenbergia there is also a shade of purple. Contrasting fiery orange-red color is the tecomaria from South Africa and the South American pyrostegia, red - kenedia.
Lovers of truly exotic species will bet on a giant arborvitae with mesh-like purple-white flowers. The many species of jasmine are a joy to the eyes and smell. Their snow-white flowers open, depending on the species, at different times of the year between February and August.Even more fragrant flowers, developing in six to eight weeks in May and June, are called Trachelospermum star jasmine.
It remains green all year round and hence is attractive also in winter, as are the solandra, mandevilla and wonga-wonga (pandorea).All other plants depicted here shed their leaves during the cold season, including can be satisfied with temperatures from 8 to 12 ° C.
How to ensure the mobility of vines
Bougainvillea tolerates pruning very well, so by frequent shortening of shoots, they can be freely formed, also into small trees. Most of the exotic vines, however, need supports in the form of, for example, bamboo grids.It is best to put them directly in the pan.
Thanks to this, the whole consisting of the pot, plant and support will remain mobile and we will not have to painstakingly untangle the shoots from wires attached to the wall of the house, for example before hiding the plants for the winter.It is worth remembering that in winter the shoots essentially dry up partially, therefore cutting should not be carried out until March.
