How to care for bougainvillea after it blooms? Do these 4 things and the flowering period will be extended by a month

How can you extend the flowering period of bougainvillea after it blooms? An experienced flower grower's tips are here, save them in advance!

Bougainvillea is a flower loved by many gardening enthusiasts, with large bracts, colors as vivid as flowers, and a long-lasting bloom, offering very high ornamental value. Most bougainvillea burst into full bloom around the National Day period, and some that bloom earlier are now occasionally fading. Today, Hua'er will explain to everyone that bougainvillea needs special techniques after blooming, and doing these 4 things well will extend the flowering period by a month.

1. Light

Bougainvillea is a short-day plant and is especially sensitive to light. If there is not enough light, it easily drops its flowers, so after blooming it should still be given plenty of light, at least 6 hours a day, and it can be placed in a spot near a sunny area for care.

2. Water

Bougainvillea likes a warm and humid environment. During normal care, keeping it appropriately moist can make it grow more lush and leafy, but after it blooms, watering should be reduced and it should be kept appropriately dry, otherwise it will fade early because there is too much water. So watering should be well controlled, and generally you can wait until the potting soil shows signs of turning white before watering thoroughly.

3. Fertilizer

Some gardening enthusiasts think that fertilization should stop after bougainvillea blooms, but this is wrong. Bougainvillea still needs a certain amount of nutrients after blooming, and because it has many flowers, it naturally needs relatively more nutrients. Every half month, apply a fertilizer mainly based on phosphorus, with a fertilizer-water concentration of 30%-40%. This can make the blooms more vivid and effectively extend the flowering period. Also, after each bloom in the future, apply an additional topdressing once, so that the flowering period continuously receives nutrient supplementation.

4. Pruning

Because bougainvillea has many flowers, some flowers will fade early or drop for various reasons, so the plant should be pruned regularly. Timely prune away the flowers in poor condition to reduce nutrient consumption and avoid breeding bacteria and pests that could affect the other flowers.

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