When growing bougainvillea, put an old electrical wire in the pot, and it will burst into a full tree of blooms
Many people are very fond of bougainvillea. Bougainvillea is a perennial shrub plant, a very famous flowering plant that can be seen on many of our balconies and in our yards. The advantage of bougainvillea is its super-abundant flowers. During the blooming period, few flowers can match bougainvillea for sheer quantity of blooms. The entire bougainvillea tree is covered in flowers, and even the leaves are completely buried under the blossoms! Of course, to grow bougainvillea into such a state requires skill, and not everyone can manage it!
Today, we are going to teach you a method that can make bougainvillea bloom even more. It is this: when growing bougainvillea, simply drop an old electrical wire into the pot, and when it blooms, the flowers will grow explosively, bursting into a whole tree of blooms! It is truly spectacular, with extremely high ornamental value!
Why put a wire in the pot? We all know that plants need three essential elements: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. In fact, plant growth also requires a great many trace elements, and one of the most important among them is iron! Because old-style electrical wires are made of iron wire, when this kind of old wire corrodes over a long period, it releases a lot of free iron. This can promote the growth of the plant's root system, prevent the bougainvillea from developing yellow leaves and withered leaves, so that the bougainvillea's photosynthesis can proceed at full strength the whole time, continuously supplying the bougainvillea's roots with enough nutrients for growth. This gives a very strong boost to its growth.
Of course, if you want bougainvillea to bloom abundantly, this alone is not enough. We also need to pay attention to light, fertilizing, watering and other issues.
Light: Bougainvillea is a plant that loves light very much. When caring for it, we can place the bougainvillea in the yard, or on a balcony that gets a long period of sunlight, so that it gets plenty of sunshine. It is best if the sunlight can reach the main trunk. If it is too dense, you can prune some of it back, which keeps the light exposure full and also increases the ventilation of the plant, both of which are good for its growth.
Fertilizing: Supplementing fertilizer for bougainvillea is very simple. Keep a slow-release three-element compound fertilizer in the potting soil at all times, add a quick-release one once a month, and before and during the blooming period supplement with potassium dihydrogen phosphate. Doing this will definitely be right. If you can add some organic fertilizer at the bottom of the potting soil as a base fertilizer, that would be even better.
Watering: Bougainvillea has one particular characteristic when it comes to watering. Normally, just water when the soil looks dry and hold off when it looks wet, but during the month before the blooming period arrives, we should carry out appropriate water control. That is, wait until the soil is completely dry, then hold off for another two days, until the bougainvillea's leaves are a little wilted, and then water thoroughly all at once. Repeat this for 3-4 weeks, and you will achieve the goal of controlling water to promote flowering. It is very beneficial for the formation of flower buds and can greatly increase the number of flowers!
That is some of the care methods for bougainvillea. If you do all of them properly, bougainvillea will have no trouble at all producing a whole tree of blooms! That is all for today's sharing. If you also like bougainvillea, you can save this and try growing one yourself. If you want to learn about flower cultivation over the long term, you can follow us. We update every day, all about flowers, and we hope it helps you a little!
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