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Date: 6 Jun 2025

Mandevilla or Dipladenia?

Mandevilla and Dipladenia

❤️ Mandevilla or Dipladenia?



❓Q: What is the correct name – Mandevilla or Dipladenia? I see both names in garden centers, and they come in many colors. What color is Dipladenia and what is Mandevilla?

‼️ A: Both names are correct, and you’ll often see them used interchangeably - but they aren’t exactly the same. Mandevilla and Dipladenia are closely related, and with so many hybrids, the lines between them can blur.

🌺 Difference Between Mandevilla and Dipladenia

  • 💋Mandevilla is a vigorous woody vine with large, stiff leaves. It’s ideal for vertical spaces like trellises and fences.
  • 💋Dipladenia is a bushier, more compact plant with smaller, smoother leaves. While it can be trained on a trellis, it’s better suited for hanging baskets, pots, or as a specimen plant.
  • 💋Both Mandevilla and Dipladenia come in a variety of colors - white, pink, red, and even yellow so color is not what distinguishes them. It's the growth habit and leaf type that set them apart.


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Date: 5 Jun 2025

Tomorrow is ours

Makaron the Cat

Makaron the Cat

😆 Tomorrow is ours



"Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." - Lyndon B. Johnson.

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Date: 4 Jun 2025

How to drink without wetting your mustache

James Coconuts the Cat

How to drink without wetting your mustache 🐱

"Get a straw!" - James Coconuts the Cat

Sound on 🎤

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Date: 3 Jun 2025

Knowing yourself

Pelmen the Cat is meditating

Pelmen the Cat is meditating

✨ Knowing yourself



"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." - Aristotle

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Date: 26 May 2025

Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!

🏆 Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!



Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 Gal Pot! "Intelligent Design" by Robert Riefer.
Today we take a tour in Robert's garden, where he shows us the secret of growing the biggest vanilla orchid in the world. To find out how, watch this video filmed in 2017, and check out updates of this monster plant in the next post!
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🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!

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