The leaves of the bougainvillea are wilting and falling off when touched. What's going on?

1. Lack of water

Reason: If there is too little watering during maintenance, the soil will lack water and the roots will not be able to absorb water, which will be reflected in the leaves. The leaves will turn yellow, wilt, or even fall off.

Solution: If the plant loses leaves due to lack of water, replenish water in time and moisten the soil. Keep it moist in the later stage. Soon its leaves will grow back and the plant will gradually recover.

2. Insufficient light

Reason: It is a light-loving plant. If it is placed in a place without light during normal care, the leaves will turn yellow and wilt. Especially when the temperature drops, insufficient light will cause the leaves to fall off.

Solution: Move it to a sunny place in time. Let it bask in the sun in all seasons except summer. It will come back to life soon if it is exposed to sufficient light.

3. Too much fertilizer

Reason: It does not require much fertilizer to grow. If too much fertilizer is applied or the concentration is too high, it will burn its roots and cause the leaves to fall off.

Solution: If there is too much fertilizer, remove the plant from the pot, cut off the damaged roots, replace the soil, and replant. Pay attention to applying less light fertilizer during later maintenance.