Bougainvillea

CLIMBERS / CREEPERS PLANTS

Bougainvillea

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.