A bright red flower was blooming at the gate of the house on the walkway along the river.  It has a tropical atmosphere, and the vines are stretched to make the flowers bloom in full bloom.  The shape of the flower is similar to that of an electric fan.  It looks like a ship screw.  It is a popular Mandevilla now.  Native to South America, the name Mandevilla is said to be derived from Henry Mandeville, the British minister to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, who discovered this flower.  The size of the flower is as large as about 10 cm, and some varieties are pure white.  It is multifloral and grows vines from May to October and blooms one after another.  It also blooms in a long time, and one flower keeps blooming for more than a week, so it seems to be popular as a cut flower. And at the flower shop, there is a flower called Sun Parasol, which is very similar to Mandevilla, but this is a flower made by Japanese Suntory Flowers by breeding from Mandevilla.

川沿いの散歩道に建つお家の門扉に真っ赤な花が咲いていました。トロピカルな雰囲気をまとい、つるを伸ばして爛漫と花を咲かせています。花の形は扇風機のファンそっくりです。船のスクリューにも見えます。今人気のマンデビラです。南米原産で、マンデビラという名は、この花を発見したアルゼンチンの首都ブエノスアイレス駐在イギリス公使のヘンリー・マンデビル氏に由来するそうです。花のサイズは10cm前後と大きく、真っ白な品種もあります。多花性で、５〜10月にかけてつるを伸ばし次々と花を咲かせます。また花もちもよく、一つの花が１週間以上咲き続けるので、切り花にしても人気があるようです。また、花屋さんによく似た花でサンパラソルという花がありますが、これは日本のサントリーフラワーがマンデビラから品種改良して作った花です。