One bougainvillea produces flowers of many colors, and it all comes down to this one trick that works within a year

One bougainvillea blooms in "many colors," and it only takes "1 trick" to work within 1 year

Bougainvillea is a very popular household flower, because it not only has emerald green leaves, but also can produce beautiful flowers, especially every summer and autumn, which are the blooming seasons of bougainvillea. The flowers produced by the whole plant are extremely bright and very charming.

Recently, some flower growers have also shown off their own bougainvilleas, where a single plant can produce flowers of many colors, and the whole plant looks very beautiful. As we all know, generally bougainvillea varieties are single-color varieties, meaning the flowers produced by one plant are all a single color, but for this kind, a single plant can produce flowers of many colors. In fact, this is because different-colored bougainvillea branches were grafted onto the plant later, and after successful grafting, the branches produced flowers of different colors.

Graft different branches onto bougainvillea to make the plant produce flowers of many colors

When caring for bougainvillea, everyone knows that bougainvillea is a woody flower, so it can be grafted to obtain a new plant. On one bougainvillea plant, you can prune its branches, then choose bougainvillea branches of different colors, cut 5 cm long young shoots, keep the leaves at the top, prune off all the rest, and then graft them onto the bougainvillea rootstock. You can graft branches of different colors onto bougainvillea, and after later cultivation, it can produce flowers of many colors. This method is very simple, and the effect is very fast. Generally, if grafted in spring, the bougainvillea can produce flowers of many colors by the summer of the following year.

Methods to promote bougainvillea blooming

To make bougainvillea produce flowers of many colors, grafting is very crucial, but in the later care process, the method is also very important. You need to repot and change the soil for the plant once every spring. Generally, use fertile mixed soil: after fully mixing 1 part garden soil, 2 parts humus soil, and 1 part river sand, you can plant the bougainvillea. When potting, put organic fertilizer at the bottom of the flowerpot, and then let the bougainvillea grow normally.

In daily care, place the bougainvillea on a balcony with good ventilation and good light, which can speed up the plant's photosynthesis and energy conversion. Every summer and autumn, before the bougainvillea blooming season arrives, spray the bougainvillea leaves once a week with a 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate aqueous solution. After supplementing with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, it can effectively promote the development of bougainvillea flower buds and make the plant produce more flowers. After blooming, you can stop fertilizing.

After autumn ends, the bougainvillea needs to overwinter. Place the plant indoors for care, especially in the north, where it is best to place it on a warm indoor balcony. Prune the plant once, pruning off all the old leaves at the bottom and leggy branches to reduce nutrient consumption. Control watering and keep the soil only slightly moist, so the plant can overwinter smoothly and grow quickly in the following year.

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