Bougainvillea looks beautiful no matter who grows it: Netizens recommend the popular Douyin floriferous varieties
Recently, Douyin brought fame to Nanning, and many friends were "tricked" by Douyin into coming to the beautiful Green City of Nanning. Even a Nanning feature that locals take for granted, the bougainvillea on Qinghuan Road, has become an internet sensation. Every year after April is exactly when bougainvillea blooms most vigorously. Are there any guys and girls who want to come enjoy the flowers?
Today I must properly introduce the outstanding internet-famous bougainvillea. Bougainvillea is also called paperflower, belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family, and is native to tropical South America. It is a very easy plant to grow, with brilliant and colorful blooms and a relatively long flowering period, and is deeply loved by people. Bougainvillea care is also fairly rough-and-ready; it is covered in thorns, is vigorous by nature, tolerates drought, likes water but fears waterlogging, and as long as it is given a warm, humid environment with ample light, it can grow freely. It is just less cold-tolerant in winter.
As a vine-like shrub, bougainvillea is evergreen year-round, very tolerant of pruning, and easy to shape. In the south it has long been used as urban environmental greenery, a flowering plant for courtyard and balcony beautification, and for fence walls, while in the north it is only suitable for pot cultivation. Because it is not cold-tolerant, when the winter temperature drops below 3°C the leaves will be frostbitten and fall off, so it must be moved indoors for warmth before the temperature drops. If you have a sunroom at home, that is excellent and can save you from moving it. If there is no sunroom, a large balcony and heating at home are also great. If the room temperature can be kept above 15°C, plus ample light, bougainvillea can bloom continuously.
In Nanning, there are many bougainvillea varieties that can bloom continuously from the end of March all the way to December. When one round of flowers finishes blooming and just begins to fade, give it a little fertilizer, and it starts another round of blooms. Bougainvillea has several hundred varieties, with flower colors ranging from vivid to understated, and they can be mixed and matched together into all kinds of colorful shapes, very striking, making everyone who passes by this sea of flowers linger and not want to leave.
The recommendation list below is a selection made by bougainvillea enthusiasts after screening out some varieties, choosing floriferous varieties that are naturally beautiful and easy to care for. They are basically double-petaled, bloom frequently, and do not drop flowers easily. Save it quickly, and choose the ones you like by color group to plant.
1 Red group: Sajin Red, Shui Hong, Samba
2 White group: Snow White
3 Purple group: Brazilian Purple, Lilac Purple, Angus
4 Pink group: Gongfen
5 Yellow group: Green Leaf Light Yellow, Dark Spot Lemon Yellow, Little Goldfinch
6 Orange group: Green Leaf Orange, Baolao Orange, Orange Ice, Boise Rose
7 Gradient flower colors: Green Cherry, Red Cherry, Bicolor, Snow Purple, Lipstick