Pruning Management of Bougainvillea
This article shares plant care experience focusing on bougainvillea, specifically on the management of its blooming period. The following is an introduction by the editor for netizens.
To ensure a vibrant blooming period for bougainvillea, effective management during the blooming season is essential. A flourished bougainvillea has many flower buds, requiring a large amount of fertilizer, especially organic and nitrogenous fertilizers, from the start of flowering until full bloom, complemented with compound fertilizers.
Bougainvillea requires a significant amount of energy and nutrients to produce so many flowers. Only with sufficient fertilizer and water can the flowers become more abundant and larger, prolonging the blooming period to about one and a half to two months.
The watering of bougainvillea during its blooming period cannot be interrupted, as fertilizers need water to dissolve and be transported for the plant to absorb better. If the bougainvillea is water-deprived, it tends to drop flowers, especially during the low-temperature period (December's blooming season) when the plant's metabolism slows down. As long as the minimum temperature does not drop below 5 degrees Celsius, the flowers will continue to bloom slowly. Flowers that bloom in October have a blooming period of about one month.
Here are the preparations before the blooming period of bougainvillea:
In mid-October, bougainvillea can return to normal watering and heavy fertilization. Before flowering or when the flower buds appear, apply a multi-effect唑 (0.02 to 0.03%) because it can inhibit the vegetative growth of bougainvillea and promote its reproductive growth, resulting in more and better flower bud differentiation. Meanwhile, the inflorescence will not be too long, making the flowers dense and beautiful.
Of course, you can also start water control in mid-August for a month, and let the flowers bloom in mid-September to coincide with the National Day. It is necessary to resume watering and fertilizing with multi-effect唑 in mid-September.
How many flowers are there? The key lies in the appropriateness of water control and the condition of flower bud differentiation. It should not result in leaf drop, but the leaves should wilt for half a day each day, maintaining this condition for 21 to 30 consecutive days. During this time, the leaves will turn pale and white, but it's fine as long as healthy leaves do not fall off.
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