Description
Bougainvillea Plant
Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers.Bougainvillea are relatively pest-free plants, but they may suffer from worms, snails and aphids.
Bougainvillea plants need support to cover a wall, fence, or other area. Create rows of wire or string against the surface that you want covered. Tuck the bougainvillea branches behind these guidance supports at regular intervals.
Keep a close eye on growth and adjust as necessary until the bougainvillea starts covering the wall or other surface. Bougainvillea plants are a beloved addition to many gardens and walls Bougainvillea is a vine-like, thorny shrub that grows rampantly. It can be trained to climb trellises or be planted as an attractive but thornily impenetrable barrier, and it can also serve as a groundcover.
Bougainvilleas have beautiful, brightly colored bracts, which are specialized leaves that contain the plant s flowers.
Planting and care
Wait for the first colorful bracts to form and fall in spring Once they fall, prune excess growth Fertilize. This will cause new bloom on the shorter flowering spurs Repeat during the flowering season as needed.
These tropical climbers are suitable for large containers placed in the garden during summer but must be kept frost-free in winter.
| Sunlight | full sun,5 hours a day of full sunlight as a minimum. More hours of direct sun is better. Less than 5 hours and the plant may not bloom very well. |
| Watering | Make sure you don’t let the plants dry out between waterings. keep containers moist but also they need to be well drained. No sitting plants in standing water.If growing in pots, DO NOT USE SAUCERS under your pots. A healthy container grown plant will drink a lot of water during the warm times of the year. In cooler periods or when you bring your plants indoors for the winter, the water requirement will be much less. |
| Soil | Well-drained and fertile. |
| Temperature | Bougainvilleas are hardy throughout the South but young growth will be damaged by frost. Optimum growing temperatures are warm days. |
| Fertilizer | Mature plants can be heavy feeders. Here is some quick fertilizer tips. High phosphorus with micronutrients, as well as additional iron and magnesium Slow or timed release fertilizers are acceptable. Make sure you follow the fertilizer label Plants grow best with small amounts of nutrients constantly available Do not apply fertilizers to dry soil – Do not overfertilize – in this case less is better than more |
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