Bougainvillea Tutorial Introduction
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Gordon Braswe is a retired nursery owner who sp - cialized in Bougainvi eas. This document is intended to provide su cient information about bougainvil- leas that anyone interested in growing them wi have the necessary knowledge to be successful. Since George lived in Zone 8 (North Florida), his knowledge about growing bougainvi ea was ce - tered on growing them in pots, baskets and other co - tainers; thus there is little information regarding their use in landscaping. Since my expertise is in growing bougainvi ea in containers and not in the landscape, the i - formation I provide is centered around growing in pots, baskets and other type containers. North America Bougainvillea Bloom Season Best Climate for Bougainvillea
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Transcript of Bougainvillea Tutorial Introduction
Gordon Braswe is a retired nursery owner who sp -cialized in Bougainvi eas. This document is intended to provide su cient information about bougainvil-leas that anyone interested in growing them wi have the necessary knowledge to be successful.
Since George lived in Zone 8 (North Florida), his knowledge about growing bougainvi ea was ce -tered on growing them in pots, baskets and other co -tainers; thus there is little information regarding their use in landscaping.
Since my expertise is in growing bougainvi ea in containers and not in the landscape, the i -formation I provide is centered around growing in pots, baskets and other type containers.
North America Bougainvillea Bloom Season
Best Climate for Bougainvillea
Use your Bougainvillea in different ways
What About the Thorns?
A Bougainvillea “Flower”
Choosing a Container
Drainage is Essential
Try All Kinds of Containers
Drainage
Insulation
Large enough
Weight
Soil Suitable for Bougainvillea
Mix Your Own Soil
Sterilizing Soil
Table 1Commonly Used Soil-less Mixtures
Volume / Volume Ratio
Components
A pot-bound (roots fill the pot) Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea Roots are Fragile
Repotting Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
Fertilizer is Essential
Feeding Your Bougainvillea
Feed Less in Winter
Fertilizer tips
Bougainvillea Nutrient / pH Requirements
pH Bar Graph
Fertilizer Elements
LESS
Nitrogen Provides Growing Power and Makes Plant Leaves and Stems Green
Phosphorous Stimulates Budding and Blooming
Potassium Promotes Strong Vigorous Roots and Resistance to Disease
Other Micro-elements
Deficiency SignsNitrogen deficiency:
Phosphorus deficiency:
Potassium deficiency:
Magnesium deficiency:
Zinc deficiency (rare):
Iron deficiency (always one of my great-est problems):
Calcium is another element
How Often to Fertilize
Bougainvillea Eva's Variegata
Watering Your Bougainvillea
VARIES
My Rule of Thumb About Watering a Bougainvillea
MUST
General Information About Watering All Container Plants
Bougainvillea Small Leaf Purple
Bougainvillea is NOT Frost Hardy
Winter Protection for Bougainvillea
Where to Place Your Bougainvillea While Indoors
While Indoors, Dormancy May Occur
When Spring Returns
A Greenhouse is Nice
Bougainvillea Surprise, Photo by Anthony Davis
Propagating Bougainvillea is Fun
Ways for Propagating Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea Stem Cutting
Rooting Environment
Special Tips
Subterminal stem cutting
Leaf-bud cutting
Bougainvillea Seafoam
Pruning Bougainvillea
Soft Pinch
Hard Pinch
When to PinchBougainvilleas may be pruned at any time of the year.
A Picture of What I Mean
Before
After
When to “Hard” Prune
Hard Prune
Soft Prune
Bougainvillea in a Hanging Basket
Bougainvilleas Love to be Grown in a Hanging Basket
Growing a Bougainvillea Basket
Notes about Pinching / Pruning
Bougainvilleas are Highly Suitable for Standards
Growing a Bougainvillea Standard
BRACTS
THORNS
FLOWERS
HABIT
REMARKS
Bougainvillea spectabilis
LEAVES
BRACTS
THORNS
FLOWERS
HABIT
REMARKS
Bougainvillea speciesBougainvillea glabra
LEAVES
BRACTS
THORNS
FLOWERS
HABIT
REMARKS
Bougainvillea peruviana
LEAVES
FLOWERS
HABIT
Variegated BougainvilleaThis information provided by Omvery Chong [email protected] om Seremban N. Sembilan, Wes Malaysia: I am indebted to Omvery for his help i several areas of this web site and his wi ingness to share his knowledge with us.
The first group of variegated culti-vars will have their veins, thorns, leaf stalks and stems green in color
The other group will have gold or yellow color veins, thorns, leaf stalks and leaf stems.
Bougainvillea Hybrid Groups - (Inter-species)
Bougainvillea X buttiana
LEAVES
BRACTS
THORNS
FLOWERS
HABIT
REMARKS
Bougainvillea X spectoperuviana
LEAVES
BRACTS
THORNS
FLOWERS
HABIT
Bougainvillea X spectoglabra
LEAVES
BRACTS
THORNS
New Bougainvillea from Seed
They are bud-sports of the green-leafstalk variegated cultivars
Bougainvillea Writing ListsNew Bougainvillea from Mutations
Red Shades
Name Description
Name Description
Pink Shades
Name Description
Orange Shades
Name Description
White Shades
Name Description
Purple Shades
Name Description
B.spectabilis cultivars
Name Description
B.glabra cultivars
Name Description
Name Description
Name Description
B. x buttiana cultivars
Name Description
Spectoperuviana hybrids
Name Description
Inter- specific hybrids
Name Description
Name Description
Name Description
Name Description
California Gold
California Gold, Credit: Peter A. Hogg
Juanita Hatten
Juanita Hatten
Barbara Karst
Barbara Karst
Texas Dawn
Texas Dawn, Photo: Peter A. Hogg
Double Pink
Double Pink, Photo: Lake Area Nursery
SurpriseSurprise
Royal Purple
Royal Purple
Vicki
Vicki
Sundown
Sundown
Jamaica White
Jamaica White, Photo: Kelley MacDonald, 2006
