A Mandevilla vine in full flower, draped around an American-style mailbox seemed to be the essence of Florida. I was captivated by the sight. We have neither the mailboxes nor the climate for growing the vines outdoors in Lancashire.
My first picture gives a little context, including a glimpse of three birdhouses on pillars at the foot of the trees.
I’m trusting you’ll humour me if I share two more shots, so you can have the impression of stepping a little closer…
then closer still to enjoy the pink, trumpet-shaped flowers of the Mandevilla vine. I’m not familiar with the plant but have since read that in the right climate, it’s perennial, evergreen, and long-flowering.
In my travels in the US, I’ve often smiled to see mailboxes decorated with drawings of flowers. These living flowers made me beam.
Shared for Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Susan Rushton 
This is beautiful. In our northern climate it is grown as an annual, frequently in pots. I wonder if a potted one could be cut back and taken in during the winter months. keeping potted flowers moist during our hot summers can be challenging if not close to a water source.
Shoreacres has added a comment with a link about breeding Mandevilla for pots (at the top of page 2 of the comments).
Thank you! Beautiful!
Joanna
I was so charmed to see it.
I love the blue mailbox. Make it stand out. Beautiful photos 😀
I hadn’t really noticed the colour of the mailbox until you pointed it out. Funny what we miss!
Wow….how wonderful! Breathtaking.
I have a feeling the owners have a sense of fun.
Beautiful shots, I love them and I like the feeling of stepping closer with each one. I’ve often wondered about American mailboxes though, especially at the end of long paths or driveways – does no-one ever get their mail stolen? It must be tempting to some people surely?
I asked my sweetheart and he said ‘You’d never know!’ then added that it’s a federal crime.
Great pictures. We do have quite a few folks in our area who have flowers as a beautiful accessory to their mail boxes.
It brightens up the neighbourhood. People do it around little lampposts too, don’t they?
Yes, Susan…we do indeed have some lampposts “outfitted” in the same manner.
I love those mailboxes with the indicator to show when there is mail! We almost bought one for here. Gorgeous flowers too, thank you for going on closer.
I couldn’t have resisted if I’d tried – the flowers drew me in.
That’s mad! In a very good way …
I’ve seen some quirky mailboxes in Florida, shaped like walruses or pelicans. They’re lucky to have so many potential local images to get behind and they embrace them. We have Darwen Tower, but I still covet pelicans.
Oh, so do I.
It looks like a denim mailbox, and I covet it, especially in that setting. The birdhouses are charmingly in keeping with the spirit of a denim mailbox wearing such a dramatic corsage, as is the porch on the house behind the trees. What a great summer moment you’ve got here! I have a Mandevilla growing in the back but not very enthusiastically. Now I must wonder if it would look that good on my mailbox.
It reminds me of bark too, so a tree wearing denim, posing as a mailbox, and disguised by a vine? The birdhouses are lovely, but it did not seem right to venture so far down the path to examine them. How does your Mandevilla cope with the snow?
It’s an annual here, but I’ve decided to leave it where it is this winter with a bit of cover and see what happens. It makes such a gorgeous display!
I’m sending good luck wishes to you and the plant.
Thank you!
How beautiful!
One of the sights you feel sure you’ll never see again, yet is so striking, you wonder why more people don’t do it.
Exactly my thoughts too, Susan
Mandevillas are common here, and quite beautiful. You might be interested in reading about what the horticulturalists have done to create cultivars that do nicely in pots.
It’s unusual to have a plant that will flower so well despite the pruning that must be needed to keep it in check. The more I look at this, the more I marvel.
Mailboxes do look great with flowering vines, but the mail carriers don’t always like the bees.
I can imagine why!