I have a huge bougainvillea-2 yrs old-that won't bloom. In Jax, FL.?

It's a beauty, way over my head and started to put some blooms on last year just before winter set in but not one bloom since. Is there something I can feed it? The other flowers in the ground around are blooming but not this guy. Any suggestions? I give it Naturize every two weeks.

I have a huge bougainvillea-2 yrs old-that won't bloom. In Jax, FL.?
Is it getting enough sun? Needs full sun to bloom. Make sure it's not getting too much water.





If you can find a product in the garden store called HASTA GROW by Medina it will work wonders. Did for mine. It's a natural fertilizer. Fish emulsion or seaweed are other options you can buy from garden centers if you can't find Hasta grow.


Follow label directions.


Happy blooming!
Reply:It may be lacking a specific nutrient. Usually when a plant is not blooming stubbornly...it needs more of something, less of something or just a change of scenery (moved from sunlight to shade or vice versa). I don't know anymore than that. Sorry. Ask a nursery.
Reply:All species of bougainvillea do best in warm to hot climates in full sun; they also do well in temperate frost-free zones.Only water when needed and do not over-fertilize, particularly with nitrogen, as this will produce luxuriant leaf growth, but can be controlled by pruning after flowering, when rampant plants can be ruthlessly cut back without harm. Flowers appear on the new wood. With regular heavy pruning, all bougainvilleas can be grown in large containers and kept to a height and width of about 3 feet if desired. Propagate from cuttings in summer. Botanica, by Mynah publishers





Unlike hibuscus, which flower all through the hot months, bougainvilleas are much more cyclical. They bloom best when they're somewhat rootbound, and they seem to flower well coming out of dormancies brought on by cool winter greenhouse temperatures (55deg. f. to 60 deg. f.) and summer's heat.Use a DILUTED solution of a complete-and balanced fertilizer, or full-strength organic fertilizer. Neil Sperry