How do you get bougainvillea to bloom abundantly and vividly? This matters more than fertilizing

Bougainvillea is a flower that many gardening enthusiasts particularly love, especially when it is in bloom: the bracts are large, the colors are as vivid as flowers, it is super beautiful, and the bloom lasts a long time, conveying a feeling of fiery passion.

Some gardening enthusiasts complain that the bougainvillea grown by others blooms in huge amounts and is very vivid, while their own bougainvillea, no matter how much fertilizer they apply, only produces a few scattered blooms and has no vitality at all. In fact, when growing bougainvillea, this point matters more than fertilizing, yet it is often overlooked by gardening enthusiasts.

In bougainvillea care, watering is what matters most. Bougainvillea is not tolerant of wet conditions, so in normal watering it should not be done too frequently; the best approach is to water only when the soil is dry and stop when it is moist. After it enters the flowering period, it is not humidity that can make it produce more flower buds and bloom more; rather, you need to control its water so that the bougainvillea blooms evenly and produces many flowers.

At the early stage of flower bud differentiation, you need to control its water. Each watering should wait until the potting soil is dry and the branches and leaves have softened and drooped before watering. Repeat this for half a month, and after half a month resume normal watering and care. Note that during the water-control period, do not fertilize, otherwise it is very easy to burn the bougainvillea and affect flower bud formation and blooming.

Many gardening enthusiasts hope to have bougainvillea bloom by National Day, so they need to control its flowering period. Bougainvillea is a short-day plant, and 9-10 hours of light per day is enough. From 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. the next day, cover it with a black plastic bag or box, etc., to keep it in complete darkness. Continue this dark treatment until the flowers finish blooming. In this environment, the bougainvillea blooms abundantly and vividly.

That is all for the introduction to bougainvillea care. If gardening enthusiasts have other additions, you can share them with everyone in the comments section below. If you want to learn more about flower-growing knowledge, you can follow Huajianke!