Sun Parasol^® Apricot Mandevilla hybrid

I have grown this variety of mandevilla for seven years. It grows well on small trellises in the ground or in containers and especially does well in large hanging baskets. It does well in full sun and part sun. The color of the blooms is apricot and it is a fantastic bloomer from spring through fall. Last summer a photographer was walking on the sidewalk next to a garden bed taking pictures of this plant hanging on a tall Shepard hook.. I was watering other plants and as he walked by he asked what is the name of the plant with apricot blooms! I said, Apricot Mandevilla. We both laughed. I suggest fertilizing this plant with a soluable fertilizer such as 20-20-20 once a week through August. Thereafter, every two weeks until a few weeks before the growing season begins to come to an end. Last spring I planted three hanging baskets hanging over a high wooden fence street side of the house. In the middle of the twelve foot long fence I hung a new variety of mandevilla called Bluephoria and to the left and right of it were hung Apricot Mandevilla. This combination of colors stood out and is one example of growing different colored mandevilla varieties together. Happy gardening!