A 100-year-old azalea has thousands of flowers, and a 15-year-old bougainvillea is 8 stories tall. How do you grow them?

The 15-year-old bougainvillea has flowers that are 8 stories high!

In Shenzhen, there is a bougainvillea that has been raised for 15 years. It is raised by an 80-year-old grandmother, Zhou. Because it is close to the corner of the house and there is a drainage pipe next to it, the tree climbed up along the pipe. The diameter of the tree top alone is 20 centimeters!

(Photo by Liu Yuanzhong)

(Photo by Liu Yuanzhong)

Some flower lovers may ask, won’t such a large bougainvillea affect the normal lives of residents? Huahua wants to tell you: because this whole building belongs to Grandma Zhou! When tenants move in, everything is basically negotiated!

(Photo source: China News Network)

(Photo source: China News Network)

If you grow bougainvillea like this, it can climb the wall in minutes!

1. Adequate sunshine

If you want your bougainvillea to have bright colors and abundant flowers, light is essential. Many bougainvilleas grown in the wild grow very vigorously because they have sufficient sunlight, so it is best to place them on the south balcony or south windowsill. If conditions permit, it is best to place them outdoors!

This bougainvillea comes from Guangxi University and is 24 years old:

2. Control water to get more flowers

If you want bougainvillea to bloom, you must control the water! Water control generally lasts for 3 weeks. During the water control stage, be careful not to overwater, so that the leaves will wilt due to lack of water. Then water them with half the normal amount of water. Let the bougainvillea wilt for half a day and not wilt for half a day. After three weeks, water it thoroughly once and add some phosphorus and potassium fertilizers to promote the germination of flower buds.

3. More pruning and more fertilization will lead to more flowers.

In spring, be sure to cut off the overgrown branches of Bougainvillea in time, then apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizers once, and then control the water. After the water control is completed, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizers again about 10 days later. After about two times of fertilization, the flower buds of Bougainvillea will differentiate more and more, and there will be more and more flowers!

This bougainvillea comes from a 9-story building in Guangzhou:

A century-old azalea with 1,000 flowers!

There is a 126-year-old azalea in Canada. It is taller than a two-story building. Every time it blooms, there are even thousands of flowers. The fragrance wafts far away, which is simply irresistible!

This is how you grow azaleas so they bloom!

1. Prune and fertilize after flowering

After the azalea blooms, be sure to trim off the remaining flowers in time, and also cut off some old and weak branches to avoid nutrient consumption. At the same time, add 10-20 grains of compound fertilizer to supplement nutrients for the azalea after it blooms.

2. Watering by immersion basin method

The roots of azalea are as thin as hair, and there are very few thick roots. If you accidentally water it too much, it will cause root rot. It is best to use the immersion method to water it so that the roots are always watered. This will prevent the flower buds from wilting and falling off. Especially during the flowering period, be sure not to spray water on the flowers.

3. Change the pot once every 2-3 years

There is no need to repot rhododendrons grown at home every year. It is sufficient to repot them once every 2-3 years, and it is best to do so after they bloom. When repotting, be careful not to damage the root system, and spray some thiophanate-methyl to avoid the occurrence of diseases and pests.

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