Tuesday, April 28, 2009

What soil does bougainvillea like?

Mine are planted in straight dirt. I live in south california, And they are 20 to 30 ft tall. They use very little water, and love to be pruned. I prune mine into tree shapes in Feb. and they flourish.

What soil does bougainvillea like?
For containers, any well drained potting soil mix is suitable for growing Bougainvillea. Use a mix consisting of 4 parts of well rotted pine bark, 3 parts peat moss and 2 parts of coarse perlite. To about 5 gallons of this mix add 1/2 cup of Osmocote and 2 tablespoons of 19-5-9 slow release lawn fertilizer.


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