How To Care and Grow Bougainvillea 04/11/2018

How To Care and Grow Bougainvillea 04/11/2018

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Cultivation and Uses

Bougainvillea are popular ornamental plants in most areas with warm climates, such as Florida and South Carolina.

Although it is frost-sensitive and hardy in USDA Hardiness Zone 9b and 10, bougainvillea can be used as a houseplant or hanging basket in cooler climates. In the landscape, it makes an excellent hot season plant, and its drought tolerance make it ideal for warm climates year-round. Its high salt tolerance make it a natural choice for colour in coastal regions. It can be pruned into a standard, but is also grown along fence lines, on walls, in containers and hanging baskets, and as a hedge or an accent plant. Its long arching thorny branches bear heart-shaped leaves and masses papery bracts in white, pink, orange, purple and burgundy. Many cultivars, including double-flowered and variegated, are available.

Many of today's bougainvillea are the result of interbreeding among only three out of the eighteen South American species recognised by botanists. Currently, there are over 300 varieties of bougainvillea around the world. Because many of the hybrids have been crossed over several generations, it is difficult to indetify their respective origins. Natural mutations seem to occur spontaneously throughout the world; wherever large numbers of plants are being produced, bud-sports will occur. This had led to multiple names for the same cultivar (or variety) and has added to the confusion over the names of bougainvillea cultivars.

The growth rate of bougainvillea varies from slow to rapid, depending on the variety. They tend to flower all year round in equatorial regions. Elsewhere, they are seasonal, with bloom cycles typically four to six weeks. Bougainvillea grow best in dry soil, in very bright full sun and frequent fertilisation; but they require little water once established, and in fact will not flourish if over-watered. They can be easily propagated via tip cuttings.

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Bougainvillea is also a very attractive genus for Bonsai enthusiasts, due to their ease of training and their radiant flowering during the spring. They can be kept as indoor houseplants in temperate regions and kept samll by bonsai techniques.
B. x buttiana is a garden hybrid of B. peruviana. It has produced numerous garden-worthy cultivars.

How To Care and Grow Bougainvillea 04/11/2018

How To Care and Grow

• Planting Bougainvillea.

Decide whether to plant in the ground or in a pot. Bougainvillea thrives in places that are hot and relatively dry. If you want to keep bougainvillea outdoors all year long, it's best to be in hardiness zone 9 or higher. If you're in a colder, wetter zone, you can still grow, bougainvillea if you plant it in a pot and bring it indoors for the winter. 

1. Bougainvillea do best when night temperatures don't drop below 60 °F (16 °C) and daytime temperatures don't exceed 100 °F (38 °C). 
2. Bougainvillea can be wintered over in the basement or another low light area. 

• Find a sunny spot in your yard. Bougainvillea is a sun-lover and it will grow best in a full sun position, in the open, facing due north (in the southern hemisphere) and due south (in the northern hemisphere). Bougainvillea needs at least six hours of full sun every day to thrive.
• Choose a place with a rich, well-drained soil. Bougainvillea won't do well in soil that retains too much water, so make sure the soil drains quite well. You may want to consider adding some sand, peat moss, perlite, or vermiculite to the soil. You can also plant on a slope to help promote drainage. They need rich soil that is slightly acidic, with pH between 5.5 and 6.0.

1. Add limestone to the soil to increase the pH or sulphur to decrease the pH as necessary. 
2. If you're planting the bougainvillea in a pot, choose a soil mix with the appropriate pH level.

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• Plant the bougainvillea. Dig a hole as deep as the bougainvillea plant's root ball. Add a high-phospate fertilizer to the hole to promote root growth and help the flowers bloom. Lift thebougainvillea plant from its container and tickle the roots, then wet the root ball into the hole. Lightly pat the soil around the base of the plant. 

1. If you want the bougainvillea to climb a trellis or wall, be sure to plant it near the structure. As it grows, you'll need to "train" it to climb the structure by wrapping it gently around the base. 
2. If you're planting the bougainvillea in a container, make sure to choose one with plenty of drainage holes, since bougainvillea hate to have "wet feet". 

• Caring for Bougainvillea. 

Water sparingly. Bougainvillea plants weaken with too much watering, ending up with all leaf growth in place of flowers. On the other hand, letting the soil dry out will cause plant to get stressed out. Find a happy medium - water enough to keep the soil damp, but not so much that you leave the plant waterlogged.

1. It is important to let the top 2 to 3 inches (5.1 to 7.6 cm) of soil dry out before watering. To check, stick a finger into the soil up to your knuckle. If the soil is dry to this point, then it is time to water.

• Fertilize regularly. Feed the plant a fertilizer every few months to keep the flowers blooming. Fertilizing too frequently can cause the plant grow quite vigorously, so if you find that it's getting too large, cut back on fertilizer. 

1. Most Bougainvillea gardeners go with a 1:1:1 or a 2:1:2 fertilizer for regular fertilizing, not the high-phospate fertilizer used at planting. Organic or slow-release fertilizers work best.
2. Be sure to fertilize at least once a year, at the beginning of spring, to help the season's growth get underway. 

• Bring bougainvillea indoors for the winter. If you live in the climate that gets cold in the winter, and you planted your bougainvillea in a pot, bring it inside for the winter. If you leave it outside it will not survive the harsh weather. 
• Prune the bougainvillea. Bougainvillea plants are prolific growers and need good pruning to force blooming and retain a pretty shape. After the bougainvillea has finished blooming for the season, cut it back by a few inches. This will promote healthy growth in the spring.

1. Wear gloves when pruning bougainnvillea. Some people can get a skin rash from pruning bougainvillea, similar to that from poison ivy. This is caused by the sap, not the leaves or stems.

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• Train the bougainvillea. Bougainvillea plant need support to cover a wall, fence, or other area. If you'd like the plant to grow in a certain vertical spot, you can hang rows or 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.

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