Do animals eat bougainvillea leaves and flowers?

No they do not as the plant which is a scrambler ; has protective thorns that hurt the animals .





This is the reason why it is used as protective fence around a property..

Do animals eat bougainvillea leaves and flowers?
they like garbage better
Reply:some do, most don't

miriam

Which type of bougainvillea is the richest in color and has the most flowers.?

all bougainvillea are beautiful and difficult to choose from


.1) mary palmer is a variety which has 2 colours dark pink and white, it flowers profusely.


2) Shubra is a variety white in colour.


3) Dr. thimma is derived from mary palmer the only difference is that it has variegated leaves so when it is not flowering the bush till is good to see.


4) a golden variety is known as lady mary baring. I am sorry i can't choose between the last three. Remember one thing 'the best bougainvillea are those that are at a place which is most neglected'


well all these varieties are from INDIA i am not aware which place you are from.


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Which type of bougainvillea is the richest in color and has the most flowers.?
Bougainvillea spectabilis is a vigorous climber . The flower panicles, 9-12 in. long with magenta bracts, are produced from June to September. There are cerise, scarlet and deep pink varieties in cultivation.Bougainvillea spectabilis is showy and can tolerate cooler temperatures.
Reply:The purple variety has the riches colour %26amp; they seem to hold there colour longer.To get a lot of flowers you should put bougainvillea in a sunny poistion, the plant can even handle western sun if the soil is kept moist. To encourage better flowering thin out the oldest wood %26amp; shorten back the flowering this should be done after plant has flowered.

I have a bougainvillea) .Every year the plants grows but there is few flowers that grow,Help?

Feed with Miracle Gro and they will go nuts. Water every 2-3 days, bloom only from growing tips, so do not prune away new growth until you are ready to have no blooms for a month or so.

I have a bougainvillea) .Every year the plants grows but there is few flowers that grow,Help?
In the Philippines we grow them in rice husk


any compost high in nitrogen mixed with peat moss work large amounts in around your plants


water deep every month but not every day
Reply:Full sun is the primary key. I had some for years that never bloomed, put them in a window with direct light and they started blooming
Reply:I agree with goldwing. They usually need to grow as much as a few feet before they bloom, so don't trim them during the bloom season.

What is the the correct way to trim a Bougainvillea?

Bougainvilleas need to be trimmed frequently. Trim whenever you see branches growing out of control. It is pretty hard to hurt or damage a Bougie!!





At the end of the season, you should trim back branches that are going places where you don't want them. Remember, in the Spring they will take up where they left off in the Fall!!!





Good Luck!!

What is the the correct way to trim a Bougainvillea?
depends on a lot of factors. go to b. care.com

Planted two bougainvillea will they last the winter?

I'm in zone 8 and they say their hardiness is from zone 8-10, what should I do to protect it this winter if anything, or will it act like a perrenial/tree and just go dormant? Thanks!!


PS I'm from Florida where they grow like crazy!!

Planted two bougainvillea will they last the winter?
I'm originally from San Diego and always had them in my garden. I also lived in Arizona and grew them. I'm now in NC too and don't see them around too much. At all really (I'm in charlotte). During a freeze in AZ a couple of years ago, I put bed sheets over mine and they survived.





If you buy your plants at Home Depot or Lowe's they both have a 1 yr warranty, so you could try it and return them if they die!
Reply:I live here in California. During the winter we had a hard freeze here. I thought we lost our's like we lost a bunch of our other plants, but those things are hard to kill. It came back like gangbusters. The only thing I don't like about it, is the thorns.
Reply:Hi , they are a tropical plant and do not go dormant. If you hear that it's going to get below thirty two degrees, you'd better cover them with a blue plastic tarp. You can buy those at the hardware store,and are handy to have a few on hand. If they are fairly young plants,they will freeze and you will lose them. I learned the hard way,and breaks my heart to think I could have saved them by just throwing something over them. Bye
Reply:Hello





In my zone bougainvillea are sold as annual's or during the off season tropicals. Although being in Florida you should have very little to worry about. If you wanted to ensure it's survival you could wrap it in burlap (NOT PLASTIC) leaving the top open and stuffing it with either newspaper or leaves. Leaves are always the better bet because the newspaper tends to break down from water or the slight chance that you guys get snow. That will ensure that if the temperatures drop below its survival point that some insulation will be there to maintain some heat. After the first or second year you should be in good shape. Goodluck





Greenman

irene

Will my Bougainvillea bloom again this year??

Bouganvilleas bloom quite readily. Just make you don't water them very often. The less you water, the more they bloom.

Will my Bougainvillea bloom again this year??
Bougainvelleas actually need short days and cooler nights to initiate flowers. Though they grow much slower during the cooler months you should begin to see flowers as you move into winter and spring.
Reply:Depends on the weather are you in a sunny spot? If so it should keep flowering

X :lotus,bougainvillea,pong pong tree. Y : Lantana, Allamanda,oleander.?

provide a suitable heading for x and y

X :lotus,bougainvillea,pong pong tree. Y : Lantana, Allamanda,oleander.?
xy smells really good!