Bougainvillea drops its buds as soon as you bring it home - do this right away and flower buds will keep coming
Summer belongs to bougainvillea; its brilliant colors burst into a full pot of blooms. Many gardeners find that a newly bought bougainvillea is basically covered in flowers, but after a few days at home it turns bare. What is going on? How should you care for a newly bought bougainvillea so it keeps blooming profusely? Let us take a look at today's sharing.
Changes in environment can cause flower buds to drop
Bougainvillea loves light. When the home care environment differs from its previous environment, such as differences in temperature or light duration, it very easily causes flower buds to drop. At this time there should be a period of acclimatization, that is, a period of adapting to the environment. Once this period passes, the bougainvillea will naturally grow new flower buds and bloom again.
How should a newly bought bougainvillea be cared for?
1. Place it in a ventilated spot with diffused light at home, and do not move its position casually
2. After it adapts to the environment for 1-2 weeks, then care for it under normal light
3. Do not water too frequently; keep the potting soil slightly moist
4. Give a dilute fertilizer solution once every 2 weeks
When you find that the flower buds of the bougainvillea you bought have dropped, do not worry. Add a little monopotassium phosphate solution, and in about half a month it will bloom again.