Is it suitable to keep Bougainvillea indoors?
Sharing experiences on whether Bougainvillea is suitable for indoor cultivation and the cultivation techniques of keeping Bougainvillea at home. Next, the editor will provide you with detailed answers.
Is the indoor light for Bougainvillea cultivation insufficient? Using two essential "techniques" for blooming, it can burst into full bloom in one go.
Bougainvillea is a variety that blooms frequently, and its maintenance is relatively simple. Generally, in a home setting, as long as it's not a very lazy variety, it can bloom. Four to five hours of sunlight is sufficient, but proper care and a bit of treatment are necessary.
Let's first talk about lazy varieties, which usually include only a few, such as Green Leaf Red, Green Leaf Pink, and a small-leaf purple variety called Small Leaf Purple. These three varieties require strict sunlight and strict water control to bloom one or two times a year; otherwise, they might not bloom even once a year. Other varieties, such as Angus, Green Leaf Bi-color, Lemon Yellow, etc., bloom frequently and can bloom with minimal treatment and without much water control. Today, let's talk about how to make Bougainvillea bloom in a room with insufficient light.
Firstly, if the lighting is not very sufficient when growing Bougainvillea, do not water too frequently, but also do not let it dry out for too long. Generally, water control is necessary in a larger environment. How to control water? Water the plant only when the leaves are completely wilted. As long as the potting soil is completely dry and the leaves are slightly soft, and the pot feels light with no water, water it thoroughly. This is a necessary condition for Bougainvillea to bloom frequently in an environment with insufficient light. However, remember to ensure the potting soil is loose and breathable. Using heavy garden soil can make it hard to dry out after watering, possibly not drying for a month, and it may also cause waterlogging and root rot. Ensuring the potting soil is loose and breathable is a necessary condition for Bougainvillea to bloom in insufficient light.
The second point is to fertilize properly. How to fertilize? Choose fertilizers high in phosphorus and potassium content. Do not just use Monopotassium Phosphate because it can lead to a lack of other elements. Even if we make it bloom once after buying it, it might later become dormant, stop blooming, or turn yellow. Monopotassium Phosphate is a pure phosphorus-potassium fertilizer that does not contain any other elements, only phosphorus and potassium. Choose the right fertilizer, applying it at least 2-3 times a month at a concentration of 1:1000, either by root irrigation or foliar spray.
If you do these two things, and give your Bougainvillea three to four hours of sunlight every day, it will gradually complete the flower bud differentiation and achieve the blooming effect in one go. However, remember to prune strongly after each bloom, cutting off all thin and weak branches and leaving only the thick ones. Cut the overlong branches short, so the nutrients are concentrated in the thick branches, and the resulting flower buds will bloom, achieving a full bloom in one go. This is a necessary method for growing Bougainvillea to bloom. Have you learned it?
The above comprehensive introduction to whether Bougainvillea is suitable for indoor cultivation and the cultivation techniques of keeping Bougainvillea at home is brought to you, hoping to provide green plant enthusiasts with some knowledge about green plants.