How to prune bougainvillea How to cultivate bougainvillea

People who like to grow flowers know that bougainvillea has beautiful appearance but grows very fast. It needs constant pruning during the cultivation process. However, people don’t know much about its pruning methods and don’t know how to best prune bougainvillea. Today, the editor will talk about this issue specifically for you. At the same time, I will also write down the cultivation method of bougainvillea and share it with you.

How to prune bougainvillea

1. Pruning time

When pruning bougainvillea during the cultivation period, the choice of pruning time is also very important. It is best to choose to prune in the spring after the bougainvillea sprouts, so that you can determine which branches are weak branches and which branches are healthy branches. You can also prune it before and after it blooms. At this time, you can cut off its pedicels and weak branches. After entering winter, you can also carry out necessary pruning in conjunction with repotting.

2. Pruning method

When pruning bougainvillea in spring, you should cut off its dead branches, diseased branches, and riding branches, and also cut off all its parallel branches and leggy branches. In addition, bougainvillea should be pruned into beautiful shapes. Flower basket shape, multi-tower shape, and cliff shape are the most beautiful shapes when cultivating bougainvillea. You can choose according to your needs.

Cultivation method of bougainvillea

1. When cultivating bougainvillea, you must pay attention to the supply of water. This plant likes water but is afraid of waterlogging. You cannot water it too much. Just keep the soil in the pot moist. One month before it enters the flowering period, you must control the water in time, water it once a week, or wait until its leaves and buds are all drooping before watering, otherwise it will affect the flowering period of bougainvillea.

2. When cultivating bougainvillea, you need to provide it with sufficient light and appropriate fertilizer. Try to apply urea as much as possible. Bougainvillea is particularly sensitive to this fertilizer, and after application, it will grow too long or have lush leaves and few flowers. In addition, after the bougainvillea enters the flowering period, phosphorus fertilizer should be applied in time, which can promote the growth of flower buds, advance its flowering period, and increase the number of flowers.