AT A GLANCE
Why is my bougainvillea drooping and what can I do about it?
If a bougainvillea lets its leaves droop, this is usually due to drought stress, cold or lack of light. This can be remedied by regular watering, protection from the cold and a sunny location. In winter, leaf loss is normal and does not require special treatment.
Why is my bougainvillea drooping?
If your bougainvillea is drooping the leaves are drought stress and cold the most common causes. The bougainvillea, popularly known as the triplet, is a tropical climbing plant with a high water requirement and a distinctive frost sensitivity.
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If you have a triplet amidst the heyday repot, hanging leaves are not uncommon. As houseplant your bougainvillea responds primarily to lack of light with drooping foliage.
What to do if the bougainvillea droops leaves?
One root cause analysis is the first step when a bougainvillea droops its leaves. This must be done in accordance with the identified triggers so that your boletus can recover quickly from hanging leaves:
- Drought stress: dive root balls, water more frequently from now on; on hot summer days, fill the saucer with water every day.
- Cold: put bougainvillea in and only again from mid-May put out.
- Repot in the flowering period: cut back shoots with drooping leaves; until fresh shoots on semi-shady Set up the location and water more sparingly.
- Lack of light: Maintain bougainvillea as a houseplant on a south-facing window in full sun.
Tip
Bougainvillea leaf loss in the winter quarters is normal
There is no need to worry if bougainvilleas shed their leaves in winter. The exotic climbing plants should be cool and bright hibernate at 5° to 10° Celsius. There is a natural loss of leaves, as you know it from native deciduous trees. Because the leafless triplet flowers do not evaporate moisture in winter quarters, stop the water and nutrient supply.
