How do you grow bougainvillea so it blooms into a tree? These 3 tricks make it bear 100 flowers

Huahua recently noticed that in this season when bougainvillea is in full bloom, besides the beautiful photos posted by all the gardening experts, some flower lovers are also asking: "Why does my bougainvillea just refuse to bloom," "Why does my bougainvillea bloom so few flowers." Don't worry, come with Huahua and let's look at the reasons and solve the problem!

Bougainvillea lacking light has few flowers and sparse leaves

Bougainvillea is an extremely light-loving plant. Once sunlight is insufficient, it will affect flower bud differentiation, the branches will not easily send out new shoots, and it may even drop a large number of leaves.

In our daily care, we should place it on a sunny balcony or by a window. The better the light, the more the plant will bloom with flowers all over the tree.

Note that after it blooms, do not casually move its position, especially if you want to enjoy the flowers, do not move it to a place without light. Otherwise, fallen flowers and fallen leaves will catch you off guard in no time.

After the flowering period, pay attention to pruning overly dense and leggy branches, otherwise sunlight cannot reach inside, and it is very easy to cause large areas of leaves to drop~

Control water to stress the bougainvillea, and flowers will burst into bloom

If your bougainvillea has strong, healthy branches and leaves but just will not bloom, then it is asking to be stressed! Control the watering, let it feel that life is under threat, and it will burst into bloom~

When we find that the branch tips of the bougainvillea droop slightly, the new leaves curl and wilt, and the old leaves also visibly droop down listlessly and curl inward significantly, then we can water it.

Generally, the water control period lasts about 20 days, during which the bougainvillea is given only half its usual watering amount. Scientific water control can promote flower bud differentiation and formation. Do as Huahua says, and buds will appear soon after water control~

During the water control period, note that you must absolutely not fertilize. When the plant is in a water-deficient state, its ability to absorb fertilizer will be greatly reduced. If fertilizer is applied at this time, it is very easy to damage the root system.

Fertilize before and after water control, and flower buds will pop out in no time

You cannot fertilize during water control, but if you want more flowers, you need to apply fertilizer. This means you must grasp the timing of fertilization, and it is best to do it before and after water control.

Generally, we can decide based on the growth state of the bougainvillea. If the plant is growing robustly, just apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1~2 times before water control.

If the plant is growing weakly, Huahua suggests applying organic fertilizer mainly of phosphorus and potassium, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer, 1~2 times before water control. You should know that if you want the plant to bloom, it first needs to have a good body~

After water control ends, loosen the soil appropriately and apply a small amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as a top dressing. This can increase the number and size of the plant's flower buds. Stop fertilizing once the flowers bloom.

These flower-promoting tips

Have you learned them?

If your bougainvillea also has not bloomed

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