How much does a bougainvillea seedling cost? Grow it this way to make it bloom

Nowadays, people inevitably use fresh flower potted plants for indoor decoration, and the ornamental plant bougainvillea, with its red flowers and green leaves, is a good choice. So how much does a bougainvillea seedling cost per plant? How do you grow it so it blooms?

1. Basic introduction to bougainvillea

1. Distribution and growing environment of bougainvillea

What is commonly called bougainvillea generally refers to Bougainvillea spectabilis, also known as Baojin, le dujuan, small-leaf Bougainvillea, triangle flower, purple triangle, purple yalan, etc. It is native to Brazil and is distributed in China's Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places; bougainvillea likes a warm and humid climate, is not cold-tolerant and likes sufficient light, so it is often seen in southern courtyards and parks, while in the north it is usually cultivated in greenhouses.

2. The value of bougainvillea

Bougainvillea has brightly colored flowers and high ornamental value, and can be used as a cultivated variety for music and parks, and it can also be used as a cut flower; in addition, the leaves of bougainvillea, when mashed and applied to the affected area, have the effect of reducing swelling and dispersing blood stasis, while the flowers, when used as medicine, have the effects of activating blood and regulating menstruation, and resolving dampness and stopping vaginal discharge, and can be used to treat women's symptoms of blood stasis amenorrhea, irregular menstruation and red and white vaginal discharge.

2. How much does a bougainvillea seedling cost per plant?

The price of bougainvillea varies depending on the place of origin, specifications and purchase quantity. Below are some bougainvillea seedling prices for everyone's reference.

1. Zhangzhou, Fujian, 1-2 cm, soil ball diameter 15 cm, 2-year-old bougainvillea, the price for buying more than 10 plants is 15 yuan/plant;

2. In Suqian, Jiangsu, the price of 2-year-old bougainvillea is 9.9 yuan/plant, the price of 3-year-old seedlings is 15.8 yuan/plant, and the price of 5-year-old seedlings is 39 yuan/plant;

3. Zhangzhou, Fujian, ground diameter 0.5 cm, soil ball diameter 10 cm, 2-year-old bougainvillea price: buying 100-1999 plants is 5.6 yuan/plant, and buying more than 2000 plants is 4.8 yuan/plant.

3. How do you grow bougainvillea so it blooms?

Bougainvillea is relatively simple to grow. Generally in early spring or late autumn, its stems are cut and inserted into the soil, and it can take root and grow branches and leaves within a month. It can bloom the next year. Its flowering period is generally about one month, and in the south the flowering period is generally from October of the current year to the beginning of June of the following year. However, if you follow the methods below, you can also make bougainvillea bloom earlier and last longer.

1. In the first year of planting bougainvillea, during the vigorous growth period of bougainvillea, when each terminal bud grows 2-5 cm, carry out pinching and removal of the terminal bud once; when the crown takes shape, spray the bougainvillea every 4-7 days with paclobutrazol diluted 450 times with water, spraying at 9-10 a.m. on sunny days, with the spraying amount just until water drips from the leaves; when the terminal buds stop growing, stop the terminal bud removal treatment and stop spraying paclobutrazol; after the bougainvillea branches grow dense, prune the whole plant once;

2. In the second year of planting bougainvillea, when the temperature is higher than 15°C, 25-40 days before you need the bougainvillea to bloom, carry out shading treatment on the bougainvillea; the shading treatment method is full shading every day from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next morning, with natural light at other times; after the bougainvillea grows flower buds, stop the shading treatment;

3. During the whole growth stage of bougainvillea, use dry chicken manure to fertilize the bougainvillea. After each application of dry chicken manure, water until water comes out of the bottom of the pot. The amount of dry chicken manure used is calculated as 200-250 g of dry chicken manure per bougainvillea plant each time, applied once every 7-9 days.

4. In addition, everyone should be reminded that in the hot summer and severe cold winter, attention should be paid to stopping fertilization, and attention should be paid to preventing infestations by pests and diseases such as leaf beetles, aphids, brown spot disease and scale insects, and to treating them promptly when found.

Bougainvillea is a plant that likes a warm climate, so in winter it must be moved indoors or to a place with a high temperature. The above is all the content introduced to you by Tuliu.com.