Vines and Climbers: When to Bring them Inside, 1 by marsue

marsue wrote:
Saw this thread and thought I would "stop in". I don't have any passion flowers but my dh spotted a mandevilla at Home Depot last spring and just had to have it. We have it in a very large pot and it has done well. However, I don't know what to do with it this winter except that I know I should shelter it from the cold. If I leave it outside on our covered back porch, is it possible that it would survive below-freeing temps? I could bring it inside but I'm not sure if I am supposed to cut it back and let it start over in the spring. Could someone help me? Thanks. P.S. my 7 yr. old grandson took this close-up photo of the mandevilla.