CLIMBERS / CREEPERS PLANTS
COMMON NAME: Bougainvillea or Paper Flower
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bougainvillea glabra
FAMILY: Nyctaginaceae
SOIL: Grow in a well-drained loamy soil
ORIGIN: South America
PLANT SIZE: 5 to 8 inches.
PROPAGATION: Done through stem cuttings.
TRANSPLANTING: Transfer the plants to the soil when the plants seem insufficient to grow in a pot or container.
PRUNING: Hard pruning is done
- Used as hedge plants to make decorative arches, hedges, and verandah decorations.
- This plants have ornamental and landscaping values.
- You can start plants to grow in container sizes of 12-15 inches.
- Water the plants weekly once. Gradually stop watering in the winter season.
- Bougainvillea plant requires direct sunlight of about 8-10 hours.
- These plants do not require much fertilizer.