technical sheets - Bouganvilea

Common Name: : Bouganvilea

Scientific name: Bouganvillea Glabra and Bouganvillea spectabilis

Characterization: Oriunda from South America, belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae.

It has marcescent leaf when grown in mild and caduca climates where it makes colder, it is a fast growing plant, its flowers go from pink to red tones, depending on the variety, there are currently varieties in yellow and even white.

The coloring we so much appreciate in fact is not of the flower, but of 3 bracteas (modified leaves) that protect the true flower, are the small yellow tubes that lie inside the flower.

There are 2 varieties that are transformed into Bonsai :

The Bouganvilea Glabra, grows more "sleep type" making very strong releases and emitting many peaks to fix, slightly larger leaf, in pale green and with a different tone between the top and bottom of the leaf, produces an abundant flowering as "cachos" to the tip of the branches in shades of purple-pink rose.

A Bouganvilea Spectabilis, with a more arbustive behavior, dark green smaller leaves, more compact and slower growth with much less peaks, produces smaller, grouped flowers and more close to the canopy, this variety is slightly more resistant to cold.

Location: In Mediterranean and mild climates, you must live the whole year abroad since protected from strong winds and frosts, needs at least 2 to 3 hours of direct sun, must be rotated 180° weekly.

In more rigorous winter zones, it is appropriate to protect in winter, in an interior area but without any type of climate (e.g. a marquise), next to a window well exposed to the sun with a minimum of 2 to 3 hours, should be rotated 180° weekly.

Watering: To water abundantly the earth until a lot of water goes out through the drain holes in order to moisten evenly the soil, always above never by immersion, with a fine drain waterer.

Tips on watering, see irrigation technical data sheet.

Let slightly dry the surface layer of the soil between each watering (to confirm if the plant already needs water, touch the earth with the fingers).

If you have a dish under Bonsai, never leave any water in it (to prevent the roots from rotting).

There is no advantage in spraying the leaves, just do it in the days when it adds up and if the fertilizer goes for foliar application, but ensure that they arrive dry at night to avoid fungi.

Nutrition: From February to October/November, with a base plan composed of, a complete fertilizer (Fertil Bonsai Humic, or Green & Gold Bonsai Organic or Biogold), and a biostimulant throughout the year (Bio Bonsai Activ), can still be associated with other products in our range.

Detailed information on how to combine these products the rest of our range, or for a more specific nutrition plan, see complete nutrition plan technical sheet.

Poda: We should not let the budding lengthen much, except when we want to form new branches, so we can control that the flowers that appear at the top of the branching are close to the tree, to grow 4 to 5 leaves and to prun by the 2a is a good orientation.

Tips on pruning, see the technical sheet pruning and defoliation.

Transplant: With Terra Bonsai Folhosas in February/March, with strong partial defoliation.

Details about transplantation, post transplantation and specific fortifiers that you can use refer to repotting technical sheet.

Scratch: It can be crowded all year.

Indications on padding, see wiring technical sheet.