Sundaville is a fashionable and extremely attractive balcony-terrace plant. Its biggest advantage is long and abundant flowering. The disadvantage is the lack of frost resistance. Learn more about the cultivation, care and propagation of this climber. Find out how beautiful Sundaville can look on your terrace or balcony. These are the secrets to growing Sundaville.
Sundaville Red
Sundaville - description
Sundavilleis a new and very beautiful group of varieties from the genus Dipladenia - Mandevilla.It was probably the first time in our country that it could be seen in 2003 at the Polagra National Horticultural Exhibition. It is a hybrid of the species Mandevilla atroviolacea. Sundaville varieties were created by the Japanese company Suntory, which had previously achieved worldwide success by introducing the first series of Surfinia varieties to the market, derived from the genus Petunia garden. Surfinie quickly became famous as the most beautiful hanging balcony flowers. One of the most popular varieties of Sundaville are: Red (red flowers), Cosmos White (white flowers), Pink (pink flowers).
Sundavilleis a climber with attractive flowers and dark green leaves. Shoots are long and slender, without appropriate supports they begin to hang from the container. Sundaville can reach a maximum height of up to 3m! The leaves are oval and elongated with pointed ends. An additional advantage of the leaves is their gloss and leathery texture. The flowers are large, with intense color, depending on the variety, they can be red, pink or white, but they always have a yellow throat.The flower is composed of 5 petals which together form a star shape. One of Sundaville's greatest benefits is its long flowering period, from May to October.
In our climate of , the cultivation of Sundavillecan take place in containers on terraces or balconies, where it becomes a real gem of any plant collection.
Breeding Sundaville
Sundaville varieties are best propagated from apical cuttings, which should be rooted in a warm medium. Pick seedlings in early spring, each should be about 10 cm long. Then we transfer them to a damp and warm surface, e.g. a greenhouse. Heat is necessary for the further development of seedlings. Unfortunately,reproduction of Sundavillefrom apical cuttings gives plants weak and not very resistant to diseases. Regardingpropagating Sundavillefrom seed, it is unfortunately impossible because Sundaville does not produce seeds in container cultivation.
Growing Sundaville
The easiest way to startgrowing Sundavilleis to buy a ready-made seedling from the garden center. However, let's make sure that the seedling is he althy and strong, with a well-developed root system.
Sundaville is grown in a light and well-drained substrate. The ideal mixture is garden soil mixed with sand. Older plants can be transplanted into the ground with the addition of peat. You should also remember about good drainage, it is best to put a layer of expanded clay or gravel on the bottom of the container, there may also be broken pieces of ceramic pots.Growing Sundavillerequires a warm place, sunny place is best. The plant also tolerates partial shade, but then it blooms less.
Sundaville care
The primary care of Sundaville is watering. It should be watered so that the substrate is constantly moist, but not too wet. It is worth pouring out the excess water filtered from the substrate after watering from the base.Sundaville prefers humid air, so you can sometimes spray the plant with soft water, preferably lukewarm rather than cold.Sundaville careis also fertilization that should be done every two weeks starting in March and ending at the end of summer, thanks to which the plant will bloom profusely. Whennursing Sundaville , it is worth pruning in the spring so that the plant will have better branching. If the plant overgrows the container with roots, it should be transplanted into a slightly larger pot.
Wintering Sundaville
Remember that Sundaville is not frost-resistant, so in October the plant should be moved to a bright room with a temperature of around 15 ° C. This is where thesundawille winteringwill take place, the plant will stay here until May, when it can be taken out onto the terrace or balcony again. When caring for Sundaville during the fall-winter period, watering should be limited, but remember not to allow the root ball to dry out.We also stop fertilizing. During this time, leaf fall is a common phenomenon, but you shouldn't worry about it, the plant will develop new leaves in spring.
Diseases and pests Sundaville
Correctcare for Sundavillemakes the plant rather resistant to diseases and pests. Occasionally, however, Sundaville can infect powdery mildew or other fungal diseases. If the air is too dry, spider mites or mealybugs may appear.
Katarzyna Matuszak
