Bougainvillea pictures and how to grow bougainvillea

Many people have heard of bougainvillea and know that it is a green ornamental plant that is particularly suitable for growing at home. However, many people do not know much about bougainvillea. They do not know what it looks like or how to grow this plant in daily life. Today I will take you into the details of bougainvillea, let you understand its appearance through pictures, and write down its cultivation methods to share with everyone.

Bougainvillea pictures

Bougainvillea, also known as bougainvillea, is a climbing shrub. The flowering period of this plant is relatively long, from November to June of the following year. It has a particularly large number of flowers with bright colors. It is the most beautiful ornamental plant in winter and spring.

How to grow bougainvillea

1. Soil and sunlight

When growing bougainvillea, you must choose loose, fertile, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. When preparing the soil yourself, you can prepare compound leaf soil or peat soil and garden soil and add an appropriate amount of humus fertilizer residue. Bougainvillea likes plenty of sunlight during its growth, and it is not afraid of direct sunlight, so it must be placed in a sunny environment during the cultivation process. Insufficient sunlight will directly affect its growth and flowering period.

2. Water appropriately

When growing bougainvillea, you need to water it appropriately, especially after entering the hot summer, its demand for water will increase significantly. At this time, you should water it once in the morning and once in the evening every day. When watering, you must water it enough, but do not let water accumulate in the pot. In autumn, when the temperature drops, you should reduce the number of waterings, especially after entering winter, when the temperature is particularly low, the whole plant will enter a semi-dormant state, and the amount of watering must be reduced, otherwise its roots will rot, which will easily cause the bougainvillea to die.

3. Timely pruning

Bougainvillea is a vine plant. During its growth process, its vines can grow to about ten meters, which is particularly suitable for vertical greening. However, this plant must be pruned during the cultivation process. It must be topped when it enters the seedling stage so that it can grow more branches. After the branches grow to a certain length, they must be topped again. In addition, during the cultivation process, its old, dead and diseased branches must be cut off in time to keep the bougainvillea's good ornamental value.