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Apocynaceae
Chilean Jasmine
Mandevilla laxa
Graceful beauty.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Mandevilla
- Native to
- Argentina, Bolivia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Despite its common name, Chilean jasmine is not actually from Chile but from neighboring Argentina and Bolivia.
- The intensely fragrant white flowers can perfume an entire garden on warm summer evenings.
- It is one of the hardiest Mandevilla species and can survive brief frosts down to about 20 degrees F.
- The genus was named after Henry Mandeville, a British diplomat and gardener in Buenos Aires in the 1830s.
- Like many members of the dogbane family, the stems exude a milky latex sap when cut.
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grace
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elegance
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sensuality