Thursday, August 9, 2012

BOUGAINVILLEA bougainvillea

Glorious jewel-toned blooms that seem to go on forever-from Crimson Jewel to California Gold. Indoors it blooms more sparsely than in its native tropics but in the same beautiful colors.

Size: From inches tall to years long

Colors: White,gold,pink,fuchsia,reds.

Light: Full sun. Use grow light floods at night if blooms are slow to come.

Water: Let soil surface dry a little,then water well. Mist now and then.

Propagation: Root tip cuttings in summer. 

Special Care: Cut back severely in spring and keep pinching back branch tips till July. Summer out in full sun to encourage lots of winter flowering.

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