More about the plant below:
Smooth bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra)
category : potted, shrubs / climbers
position : sun
height : up to 4 m
wintering : room, 8-12 ° C
frost resistance : no
reaction soil : indifferent
preferences soil : fertile, permeable
watering : a lot
color leaves/needles : green, yellow-green, white-green
color flowers (bracts) : pink, purple, red, white
shape : climbing or upright
period flowering : June-September
seeding : spring
reproduction:semi-woody or herbaceous cuttings
persistence leaves : evergreen or semi-evergreen
application : balconies, terraces, rooms
pace of growth : fast
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Bougainvillea looks most beautiful during the flowering period, that is between April and August. Then it is all covered in great colors.Importantly, the plant owes this not to flowers, but to intensely colored, usually purple or red flowers.
In some varieties they are orange or white. Bougainvillea comes from Brazil, so it's not hard to guess that she likes the sun. It tolerates dry periods quite well.
Development - smooth bougainvillea
Bougainvillea is a vigorously growing and vigorous climber. In the ground, with proper care, it can grow up to 8 meters.Plants form elliptical glistening leaves.They climb on supports, as well as on trees and shrubs with spikes. In pots, they are trimmed to a shrub or high-growth form.
Stand for smooth bougainvillea
If we want to have the most beautiful flowering possible, place the bougainvillea in full sun.She is not afraid of the heat.
Bougainvillea care smoother
From spring to autumn, plants should be watered abundantly and supplied with fertilizers for flowering plants with a small dose of nitrogen. Bougainvillea does not tolerate stagnant water.To keep the shrubs in their proper shape, in March we prune the shoots and shorten them a bit after each flowering.Bougainvillea can be cut quite heavily.
Smooth bougainvillea - wintering
During the winter dormancy, bougainvillea should be kept in a dry, cool place with a temperature of 5-15 ° C.Unfortunately, it will lose leaves during wintering.
Application of smooth bougainvillea
Bougainvillea works best on a terrace in pots.In the winter garden it can be grown as a soil climber.
Tip
If the bougainvillea does not want to bloom, move it to a sunny place and stop watering for a while.
