Cultivation methods and maintenance matters of old bougainvillea piles

How to grow bougainvillea into an old pile

Bougainvillea is a flower plant with rich colors and bright flowers. It is very suitable for home potted planting, especially old Bougainvillea potted plants. To make them become old stumps, in addition to increasing light, adding fertilizer, changing pots and soil, the plants should be heavily pruned in the spring and autumn every year during the later maintenance process.

When digging up old bougainvillea stumps, you can choose to do it on a cloudy day, even in the evening, but it is generally done before the leaves begin to sprout in spring. Even if you need to repot, you should do it at this time point, because transplanting it at the right time will greatly increase the survival rate.

Cultivation method of old bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a woody flower. When planting it, it needs to be planted in a loose, breathable and fertile soil, which will help the growth of the plant's roots. During normal maintenance, it needs sufficient sunlight to allow it to grow strong and vigorous and bloom more.

Pruning old bougainvillea

Old bougainvillea stumps need to be pruned regularly when they are growing, especially during the flowering period, when there are many fallen leaves and flowers, so they need shaping and pruning after flowering.

Use pots for old bougainvillea

When the old bougainvillea is growing, an oval or rectangular flowerpot is generally used. You can use a purple clay pot or a glazed pottery pot, and the color should not be too dark.

Bougainvillea old pile sprouts

After the old bougainvillea is potted with bare roots, it needs to be maintained at a suitable temperature and watered in time to keep it moist. It will sprout in about 20 days.

Precautions for cultivating old bougainvillea

When cultivating bougainvillea, you need to pay attention to the fact that it is a light-loving plant, so it needs sufficient sunlight when caring for it. In this way, it will grow better, bloom more, have darker colors, and a longer flowering period. The soil used should also be rich in humus and have good drainage.