Want your bougainvillea to bloom all year round? Do these things and it will flower without growing leaves

If you want your bougainvillea to bloom well, just remember four steps. First is watering, and you need to control the moisture properly. Second is pruning the flowering branches. Then comes sunlight, keeping the light plentiful. Finally, fertilizing, with the amount kept under control. Next, let's look at the detailed steps!

Beautiful bougainvillea

1. Water control

Bougainvillea loves water very much. During its growing period we can give it plenty of water, but before it blooms you must control the water, otherwise it will produce very few flowers. If you want bougainvillea to bloom, only when you see the leaves looking a bit wilted should you give it a little water, letting the leaves stand upright again, and then continue controlling the water. When you see new buds emerging, stop controlling the water! At the same time, along with full sun, the temperature must also be controlled and must not be too high or too low. That way the bougainvillea's flowers will bloom abundantly and beautifully!

2. Pruning the flowering branches

If you want bougainvillea to bloom, you need to prune its flowering branches. If your bougainvillea's branches are long and drawn out, you should cut the branches short, keeping two nodes on each branch and cutting off all the rest. Its sprouting ability is extremely strong, and it will quickly send out side branches, all of which will bloom. If you do not prune in time, it will only grow leaves and be very difficult to get to flower. At the same time, during the flowering period, for the sake of the bougainvillea's nutrients, faded flowers should also be cut off promptly. That way the bougainvillea will grow even more vigorously.

If you do not prune, the bougainvillea can only bloom once a year, or bloom very little, flowering only at the tips, with no ornamental value

3. Plenty of sunlight

Bougainvillea loves sunlight very much. During the flowering period we should put it on a balcony with plenty of sunlight, but if you encounter extreme weather, remember to adapt according to the situation~

4. Proper fertilizing

Bougainvillea certainly needs a lot of nutrients to bloom. Every half month you can fertilize once. Before flowering, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, such as monopotassium phosphate, fertilizing once every half month. Do not fertilize during the flowering period. After flowering, promptly apply a fertilizer with multiple elements, which can replenish the nutrients consumed by flowering and store up nutrients for the next bloom

Actually, getting bougainvillea to bloom is very simple. As long as you do these things, it can bloom continuously all year round, completely full of flowers