Prune flowers while it is hot, eliminate scorched edges and yellow leaves, and they will grow like crazy right away

How do you prune bougainvillea?

1. Pruning during the seedling stage

For newly rooted bougainvillea cuttings, when the main branch grows to 20~30cm long, pinch off the top, remove the terminal leaves, eliminate apical dominance, and promote the sprouting of side branches.

2. Pruning during the growing season

Bougainvillea grows vigorously in summer, so cut off leggy branches, crossing branches, and messy branches, increase ventilation, maintain the original shape, and save nutrients.

3. Pruning after flowering

After flowering, promptly cut off the spent flowers and dead branches, weak branches, and old branches. For aged branches, cut off 1/2, and shorten the remaining branches, keeping 2~3 buds per branch.

The branches pruned from bougainvillea can be used for cuttings. Next, Huahua will teach everyone how to take cuttings!

How do you propagate bougainvillea by cuttings?

Steps

1. Choose branches: Select semi-lignified mature branches, cut each segment to 7~10cm long, and keep 3~5 leaves.

2. Soak: Mix carbendazim diluted 500 times with rooting powder to make a solution, put in the cuttings, soak for 3~5 hours, then place in a cool, ventilated place to dry.

3. Prepare soil: You can mix leaf mold, vermiculite, and river sand in a 4:4:2 ratio to prepare the cutting medium.

4. Insert cuttings: Bury the cuttings into the soil, 3~5cm deep is enough, leaving the leaf-bearing part exposed, and note that the distance between cuttings must not be too dense.

5. Water: After inserting the cuttings, water thoroughly once, keep the soil moist, then place the flowerpot in a ventilated spot with bright, indirect light for care, and they will take root.

How do you care for bougainvillea in summer?

1. Watering

Water once each in the morning and evening every day. During continuous rainy weather, water less. After rain, promptly clear away standing water to avoid root rot. Starting in September, begin controlling water, and water again only when the leaves droop and the potting soil is completely dry. During the water-control period, absolutely do not fertilize.

2. Fertilizing

May to July is the peak growing season, so apply diluted nitrogen fertilizer water about once every 7 days to promote branch and leaf growth; after August, to promote flower bud formation, apply decomposed chicken manure fertilizer once every 10 days; from October to November during the flowering period, apply monopotassium phosphate solution once every half month.

3. Light

Bougainvillea loves light, so maintain more than 8 hours of light per day. In summer, avoid harsh sun exposure; at other times, the more sun it gets, the better it grows.

4. Pest and disease control

In summer, bougainvillea is prone to aphids and dieback disease. Usually increase ventilation. When pests or diseases are found, quickly cut off diseased branches and leaves, then spray homemade chili water or tobacco water for control.

If the pests and diseases become severe, then you have to spray some chemical agents. You can try Huahua's Bug Killer, the effect is very good.

Flower friends, how is your bougainvillea doing?

Take advantage of the rainy day and quickly take a pot of cuttings

Next year it will explode with blooms in the pot!