Someone told me not to water it too much so I've withheld water--still no blooms. If grown indoors, in shade or partial shade, you will have nice vegetative growth, but little or no bloom. I’ve never used any of them because my bougainvilleas have always flowered consistently & been healthy. I’m tickled pink to have you here! Help! Thanks Bev Burton, Bev – Give it good light & don’t let it dry out. I now live in zone 9a where the past 2 winters brought freeze damage to my bougainvilleas. Better Bloom, Bloom Booster, Extra Bloom and similar products are available from nurseries and garden centres. Bougainvillea plants are prolific growers and need good pruning to force blooming and retain a pretty shape. Too much water is probably one of the top reasons for lack of bloom. If you keep your bougainvillea in the shade or against a high wall, it is unlikely to produce blossoms. There are more than 300 cultivars with different colors of … Get John Dromgoole’s tips from watering and fertilizing to pruning. They did come back though in spring. Cutting back a bougainvillea heavily in the fall will stimulate the production of new green wood in the spring. Here all the methods of getting maximum flowers are discussed in details. Bougainvillea, a tropical plant, thrives in full sun, at least 5 hours a day of direct sunlight is required for good bloom, the more is better. In the Dallas area should a bougainvillea in a pot be brought in for the winter? There are key things you need to know if you’re going to grow bougainvillea in a small space. Prior to taking up writing full time she has worked as a landscape artist and organic gardener. Here’s how I prune and trim my bougainvillea for maximum bloom. Read about it in this post: https://www.joyusgarden.com/how-to-plant-bougainvillea/ Nell, What can I spray my bougambilia with I see it’s grasshopper season now and it’s eating my plant! My bougainvilleas in Santa Barbara grew a bit faster because the winter evening temps were milder & the summer temps and sunshine not as intense. Depending on the variety, it can be grown on a trellis or over an arbor, against a building or fence, in containers, as a hedge or ground cover, in tree form, and as a bonsai. Bougainvillea Container Care. Bougainvilleas are a tropical plants that need plenty of sun to bloom. I have a bougainvillea in a container which gets watered every 7-21 days depending on the season & the weather. Here in Tucson, I do apply a 3-4″ layer of compost around the base of my bougainvilleas in late winter. I cut just a handful (8-12) of branches back by half. Check the soil before watering; if it still feels damp to the touch, put off watering until another day. Bougainvillea Fertilizer. Remove dead branches in spring to keep your bougainvillea healthy. To ensure that bougainvillea blooms abundantly, strategically put it at a location where it is exposed to the direct… Water a newly planted bougainvillea frequently to keep the soil moist. When bougainvilleas are blooming well, they produce a dazzling shower of color. In the fall cut back bougainvillea heavily. Bougainvillea vines show their color on new growth, and frequent pinching will not only encourage fuller growth, but also more color. This will promote healthy growth in the spring. Answers to a few commonly asked questions on bougainvillea plant care: Bougainvillea needs at least 6 hours of sun a day to put on its big show of flowers. Finding a happy medium in watering is essential. Are you seeing damage on your bougainvillea leaves? If you water a bougainvillea too much, it’ll put out excess foliage growth & won’t flower as much, if at all. 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