Mandevilla 'Red Riding Hood'

Lovely, mine is very slow growing.

That's strange, it's typically a very fast-growing plant.

The more tropical Mandevilla 'Alice du Pont' is even faster growing. It can grow 6 - 8 feet (2 -2.5m) in less than one year.

Ours is growing well, wished it looked as healthy as yours though, ours is in the garden room, has not stopped flowering in five years, bought in France at one of their supermarkets!

Dottydaisy2:

Yes, this plant continues to flower profusely all year here in San Diego, also. It grows super fast. My plant fell down off the wall a few weeks back and several branches broke and then I cut it back a bit. It looks a little more groomed now.

Never sure when to prune this plant?

I only prune the tips when they appear to get viny. I want a shrub not a vine.

I understand......