Keep this potted flower in summer: it releases oxygen and has brilliant blooms

Bougainvillea has brilliant blooms, in a riot of gorgeous colors, extremely beautiful, delightful to the eye and pleasing to body and mind, adding enjoyment of beauty to life and benefiting physical and mental health. Bougainvillea is evergreen all year round, with lush branches and leaves, and during the day through photosynthesis it "releases oxygen", making the living environment's air fresh. So, how do you grow this pot of powerful, brilliant bougainvillea well?

First, bougainvillea must be placed in a sunny spot for cultivation, and must never be put in a shaded environment. If there is insufficient sunlight, the branches will be thin and weak, the leaf color will be dull or the leaves will drop, and it will not bloom or will bloom very little.

Bougainvillea grows vigorously, so during the growing period there should be sufficient fertilizer and water; especially when summer temperatures are high, it should be watered once each morning and evening every day. Also promptly apply liquid fertilizer as a top dressing, following the principle of "light fertilizer applied frequently", using a general-purpose organic liquid fertilizer for flowers, diluted 500 times, watered into the roots once every 7 days; after flower buds form, it is best to apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, combining the flower liquid fertilizer with potassium dihydrogen phosphate, to promote more flowers and vivid colors in the bougainvillea and continuous blooming.

In addition, bougainvillea is a climbing shrub with strong growth. If a potted bougainvillea is allowed to grow naturally, its branches and leaves often become interlaced and overlapping, and together with the sprouting of leggy shoots, the whole pot of bougainvillea becomes chaotic, which not only affects growth but also affects flowering and ornamental value.

Therefore, every year in spring and summer it is best to carry out pruning and shaping together with repotting, cutting off leggy shoots, slender weak branches, and branches that affect the shape or are improperly positioned, and cutting short the branches that bloomed the previous year; and after each subsequent flowering, promptly cut off the spent flower stalks to encourage new shoots to sprout and form buds and bloom again, making the potted bougainvillea full of flowers and leaves, with a neat and beautiful plant shape.

Leaf drop often occurs when cultivating bougainvillea. What exactly is the reason? Bougainvillea has strong vitality and robust growth, but during potted management it is prone to leaf drop, which hinders normal growth and development and flowering. So, flower lovers need to pay attention to 6 points:

First, bougainvillea likes sunlight and is not tolerant of shade. Newly planted plants should be acclimated in semi-shade for about half a month, and except in the hottest summer season, they should generally be placed in a sunny spot. If placed in shade for a long time, the leaf color becomes dull, growth is weak, and leaves easily drop.

Second, its growing temperature should be 20-30°C, and in winter the room temperature cannot be lower than 8-10°C.

Third, lack of water in hot seasons or too much watering in cold winter easily leads to poor growth and easy leaf drop. In addition, after the flowers fall, water must be controlled; the potting soil only needs to be moist, and being too wet will inevitably cause leaf drop.

Fourth, fertilization should follow the principle of light fertilizer applied frequently; excessive amounts or applying raw fertilizer both easily damage the roots and cause leaf drop.

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