Cut, fertilize & water bougainvillea

The beautiful bougainvillea must be cared for in order to achieve maximum flowering. We have valuable care tips for you and your bougainvillea.

the Bougainvillea, originally native to South America, has long held a place in the hearts of many home gardeners. The plant is popular above all for its beautiful bracts, which, with the right care, thrive every year. But how do you actually care for the exotic bougainvillea? We present everything you need to know about watering, fertilization and cutting.

Water the bougainvillea properly

Optimum watering of a bougainvillea is essential for growth during the summer and should not be neglected. Always keep the substrate slightly moist so that the soil never dries out completely. But don't worry: if you forget to water for a short time or if nobody is around while you're on vacation, the plant won't die right away. Loss of leaves should still be expected if the drought persists. Just like a lack of water, you should also avoid waterlogging in tropical plants to prevent root rot. During the winter, you should definitely limit watering to a minimum, otherwise it could damage the plant.

Fertilize bougainvillea: amount, frequency and choice of fertilizer

As with many other potted plants, a lack of nutrients can occur in bougainvillea and restricts growth and flowering. The use of different fertilizers can therefore make sense. We present everything you need to know about fertilizing a bougainvillea.

How often and how much to fertilize Bougainvillea?

A good way to quickly provide fresh nutrients is to repot the plant after it has overwintered. Commercial and peat-free potting soil is very suitable for transplanting, adding compost or compost soil also improves the soil properties. Our peat-free Plantura organic potting soil is already enriched with all important nutrients and offers your bougainvillea optimal starting conditions.

Bougainvillea with which fertilizer to fertilize?

The use of compost and other organic fertilizers makes sense for bougainvillea in many ways. On the one hand, it is always the more environmentally friendly variant, which also provides nutrients for a longer period of time than mineral liquid fertilizers. In addition, you cannot over-fertilize in this way and protect the plant roots from being burned by mineral salts. Also a primarily organic organic fertilizer like ours Plantura organic flower fertilizer is a very good choice for the bougainvillea.

Cutting Bougainvillea: That's how it's done

The twigs are brown and the magnificent bracts have faded - then it's time for the hobby gardener: get to the scissors and cut the bougainvillea. Cutting the exotic flower is often necessary to maintain the willingness to bloom. Therefore, below we explain how correct cropping works.

Pruning bougainvillea: When is the best time to prune?

The first cut of the year should always be made immediately after wintering, when the bougainvillea has not yet sprouted. In the course of the year, further light pruning work can be carried out in order to increase the willingness to flower. A last cut before hibernation in autumn is also common to prepare the plant for the cold season.

Cutting bougainvillea: instructions on how to proceed

When pruning bougainvillea throughout the year, do the following:

1. In early spring, prune last year's leaves and shoots to allow the bougainvillea to continue branching. Make sure that you don't cut off the entire branch, but always leave a third of the length. The colorful flowers of the exotic always grow on the new shoots of the plant, so the first cut is particularly important.
2. In the course of the summer, shoots with faded and dried bracts should be cut off so that new branches can grow again. With this method, the flowering can be extended in the summer and you can sometimes look forward to the blossoms well into the autumn.
3. A final cut should be made on the plant in autumn so that it can overwinter without problems. Cut the bougainvillea a little more compactly so that it doesn't take up too much space in the winter quarters.

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