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A Complete Guide to Growing and Caring for Bougainvillea

Tips for Planting, Pruning, and Caring for Bougainvillea

By Felix SmithPublished about a year ago 2 min read

Hey Plant Lovers, We know when we enter the garden every season feels like spring. Referring to that feeling today, we are going to tell you about caring for bougainvillea. You can easily recognize the plant by its pink or white light petal flowers or the woody wines it carries.

It is easy to care for this plant even as a beginner, so don’t hesitate to add this beauty to your garden. If you are a working professional or a homemaker who works round the clock then save your time and buy bougainvillea online. India’s favorite online nursery, Urvann is here to present a list of all the plants favoured for Indian climates. Now, you can choose a perfect bougainvillea and its pot for an affordable price online. With this it's time to dive into the care.

Care for Bougainvillea

Sunlight

Bougainvillea is an outdoor plant. It prefers direct sunlight for the maximum hours. If you don’t have a garden then place them in a pot on the terrace or garden area.

Watering

You can water bougainvillea once the topmost layer of the soil looks dry.Like every other plant bougainvillea loves to be watered but hates to have wet feet.

Soil

Plant your bougainvillea in a well-drained soil. To enhance the quality of the soil, you can add fertilizers like cocopeat, vermicompost, etc. Make sure that the planter has a drainage hole to drain excess water which can often lead to root rot.

Pruning

You can prune bougainvillea for that bushy and aesthetically pleasing growth. To do that, cut the branches of the plant so that when the time comes new branches start growing and develop into a bushier plant. Both soft and hard pruning can benefit the plant.

Propagation Of Bougainvillea

A Bushy bougainvillea plant can be easily propagated into more bougainvilleas for the garden. You can do that simply by cutting a stem of bougainvillea and potting it into the soil. Now, you just have to wait for the germination to take place.

Benefits of Bougainvillea

  1. The Bougainvillea flowering plant is known for its colorful bracts. It is used on many occasions as an ornamental beauty.
  2. Bouganvillea attracts small beauties like butterflies who are always a delight to have around.
  3. They are very low-maintenance plants and require very little watering for better growth.
  4. Often the woody wines of bougainvillea are used as beautiful barriers in front of gardens and main gates.

Conclusion

Today, we’ve learned to take care of bougainvilleas in our garden. They are the type of ornamental beauty you would love to see blooming in your space. From its aesthetically pleasing woody appearance to the care provided to it, bougainvillea is a perfect flowering plant for your outdoor space. If you’re a beginner, who just read about it and want to buy beautiful bougainvilleas then we also introduced the right gardening partner. With this, we hope that once you buy the plant you catch a glimpse of butterflies who flutter around bougainvillea.

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Felix Smith

Hi, I'm Felix Smith, a writer with a flair for making the everyday extraordinary. Whether it's wellness, fashion, travel, or home decor, I blend creativity and practicality to craft engaging content. Think of me as your go-to guru.

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