I have new bougainvillea seedlings growing in a hanging pot. It's growing well and getting leggy. No blooms yet. Is it a good idea to trim it back to force additional stems?
These articles will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-in-containers.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-pruning.htm
I am a new home owner. Most of the plants were dead when I moved in. I started watering to see if I could revive them and this outcropping in two areas came up with these plants scattered around a dead bougainvillea plant. I don't know what they are and they tripled in size in the 2 weeks I started watering them. They are near 6 almost dead Lantana plants and a tree that may be a Palo Brea.
The shrub appears to be Lantana camara, a different species from the lavendar trailing lantana. You will know for sure when it blooms in spring.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/lantana/lantana-plants.htm
The tree appears to be a Palo verde or Palo brea, but I am unable to zoom in on the photo for detail.
How can I get my bouganvillas to bloom. They seem happy and healthy - they’re growing nicely and have plenty of beautiful leaves - but they won’t bloom. Any ideas?
There are many reasons for this finicky bloomer to fail bloomset. This article will help you to start narrowing down the possibilities: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-not-blooming.htm
am using as a hanging plant-how to and when to prune. it is now blooming and have brought it inside to its winter east window home.
You will likely encounter one of two problems with your bougainvillea: lack of blooms or too-rapid growth. If the plant is not blooming, cut back on watering for a few weeks. They naturally bloom in the spring and seem to bloom harder in drier years. Bougainvillea needs to be trimmed to maintain its shape. However, be aware that bougainvillea flowers along its long branches so aggressive pruning of new growth will reduce bloom color. The best approach is to prune in the autumn after the growing season is complete so the plant will bloom from next season’s new growth.
Light: Full sun. Many growers move bougainvillea outside during the summer months.
Water: Keep evenly moist during the summer and nearly dry in winter. Bougainvillea blooms better with drier winter conditions.
Temperature: Relatively hardy. These plants are able to withstand tropical high temperatures and cold down to the mid-40s F. If you've moved your bougainvillea outside for the summer, keep an eye on falling nighttime temperatures in the autumn and bring it in if the temperature is expected to fall below 50 F. Likewise in the spring, be careful not to take it outside until nighttime temperatures warm up to around 50 F.
Soil: Well-drained potting mix with plenty of perlite.
Fertilizer: Feed your plant in the summer with weak liquid fertilizer weekly or use controlled-release fertilizer.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-winter-care.htm
I have 3 Bougainvilleas in pots which I have to bring in doors in the winter and have questions regarding their care: When is the best time to prune, before they come indoors at the end of October, or as we prepare to take them outside at the end of May? When inside, how often should they be watered and how much water? When preparing them to move back outside what is the best fertilizer to ensure they flower and when? A photograph of two of the pots is attached.
As long as they are indoors, the timing of pruning is as important. The best thing would be to cut them back heavily after the blooms have dropped. They will not be picky about ferilizer, and an all-purpose will do just fine. As for watering... You will water them much less. Do not feed through the winter. Only water when the top of the soil dries completely.
Here is an article for more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-winter-care.htm
I have a Bougainvillea in Coastal South Carolina - 29910 zip code. How should I treat it over the winter? Can it stay outdoors?
Your area has 2 USDA climate zones. One of which this plant can survive outdoors, and one that is right below the growing zone for this plant. If you are able to, on the coldest nights you may want to bring it inside. Here is an article for more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-garden-care.htm
We have had it for 2 years. We leave it out all summer in a partly shady place. When we bring it in for winter it looks awful. It looks like it is dying. It has loss nearly all its leaves and what is left looks shriveled. I have only watered it about once a month. They are new to me and I know nothing about them. It had only two little blooms on it this past year. My husband is ready to throw it out.
This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/bougainvillea/bougainvillea-garden-care.htm