Bougainvillea Dwarf (Pink) - Plant

Description

Bougainvillea Dwarf is a genus of ornamental vines, bushes, or trees without thorns. The inflorescence consists of large colorful sepal-like bracts that surround three simple waxy flowers.

Plant Constituents

• Bougainvillea Dwarf (Pink) - Plant in Grower Plastic Pot

Plant Care

• If you want good blooming give them at least 5 hours a day of full sunlight as a minimum.
• More hours of direct sun is better.
• Less than 5 hours and the plant may not bloom very well.
• Your plants will thrive in shade or partial shade, but only have nice growth with little or no blooms.
  
• Prune your plant throughout the year, but especially in the late winter before the new growth cycle. 
• Pinch off the ends of vines that are about to bloom. 
• If you're getting regular rain once the vine is established, you don't need to water. 
• Bougainvillea blooms better when kept on the dry side.

Benefits

• The flowers, alone or in combination with other medicinal plants, have long been used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of coughs and respiratory problems.
• A related species, B. glabra, has been found to have important properties as a botanical insecticide.
• Bougainvillea flourish in subtropical to tropical climates.
• The plant blooms well in full sunlight and may not thrive if there is too much water or shade.
• However, if you want to grow bougainvilleas in a cold climate, it's possible with some precautions.
• During winter, ensure that the plant is protected from frost.
• The only downside to growing bougainvilleas indoors is that they're messy.
• All those clouds of papery flowers eventually drop to the floor.
• I'm not a fussy housekeeper, so this doesn't really bother me.
• But if you keep your house as neat as a pin, bougainvilleas probably aren't for you.