What are the cultivation methods and precautions of bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a beautiful ornamental plant that can bloom all year round. The flowers of this plant are brightly colored, numerous, and have a very high ornamental value. Many people like to grow this beautiful ornamental plant at home, but they don’t know how to grow it. Today I will give a detailed introduction to this so that everyone can understand how to grow bougainvillea flowers, and also let everyone know what precautions should be taken when growing bougainvillea flowers.

How to grow bougainvillea

1. When cultivating bougainvillea, you should plant it in loose, fertile, slightly acidic soil, and add an appropriate amount of bone meal to the soil. After planting the bougainvillea, you must compact the soil and give it enough water. Only in this way can the bougainvillea grow normally.

2. Bougainvillea flowers have a relatively large demand for water during their normal growth process, especially in the hot summer, they must be watered frequently, otherwise their leaves will fall off due to lack of water, and it will affect their flowering period. However, after entering the cold winter weather, their growth will slow down, and at this time, you should reduce the amount of watering and just keep it slightly moist.

What are the precautions for cultivating bougainvillea flowers?

1. When growing bougainvillea, fertilization is an area that requires special attention, especially in the spring when the weather warms up. It is necessary to apply fertilizer every 10 to 15 days, mainly nitrogen fertilizer, and you can also use some decomposed cakes. Before entering the flowering period, it is necessary to apply phosphorus fertilizer. After the temperature drops in autumn, the amount of fertilizer should be reduced, and after entering winter, it should be stopped.

2. Pay attention to temperature regulation when growing bougainvillea. This plant blooms when the outside temperature is between 20 and 30 degrees. Its leaves will fall off as soon as the temperature drops below 5 degrees in winter. In addition, bougainvillea likes to grow in a sunny environment. It should be placed in a place where it can receive direct sunlight. Insufficient sunlight will affect its correct growth and cause a large number of leaves to fall off.

The above introduces in detail the cultivation methods and precautions of Bougainvillea flowers, which can enable you to easily master the methods and techniques of cultivating Bougainvillea flowers. In the future, you will feel particularly easy to cultivate Bougainvillea flowers, and you can make the Bougainvillea flowers you cultivate become particularly beautiful.