Tricks to extend the flowering period of Bougainvillea: one bloom can last for months, with flowers all over the tree

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How do you extend the flowering period of Bougainvillea? If you want to extend the flowering period of Bougainvillea, you cannot control it with chemicals. We can extend its flowering period through the following methods.

The soil should be loose and breathable, and ventilation should be good. When Bougainvillea is flowering, water must not be lacking. If you want its flowers to last a long time, you need to water it in time. When the surface of the potting soil is dry, water it thoroughly in time. Lack of water can easily cause its flowers to drop early. It can also cause its new buds not to grow and not to produce more flower buds outward. This is because when Bougainvillea is flowering, as long as nutrients are sufficient, its top buds will keep growing outward and keep flowering.

When Bougainvillea is flowering, try not to give it fertilizer containing nitrogen, because after using nitrogen fertilizer, the top buds of Bougainvillea will stop flower bud differentiation, which will cause its leaf buds to grow outward. If you feel that the earlier fertilization was not enough, you can appropriately apply phosphorus fertilizer as a foliar supplement. This can help extend its flowering period, and it will also bloom more. Therefore, before the earlier water control, fertilization must keep up. Only after the plant has sufficient nutrients will its flowers last a long time.

When Bougainvillea is flowering, light must not be lacking. Without enough light, its top buds will grow leggy when they emerge, the number of differentiated flower buds will decrease, and in the end it will cause its flower buds not to differentiate and end the flowering period.

For Bougainvillea, if you want the flowers to last a long time and not drop, these three points must be achieved. If any one of them is handled improperly, its flowering period will be shortened, so you must pay attention. If handled properly, it can bloom for several months at a time, with flowers all over the tree

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