A complete collection of varieties | Colorful bougainvillea, it is not its flowers that amaze you… with an introduction to varieties

Today, at the request of flower friends, bougainvillea came…

Bougainvillea Also known as light leaf flower, It is a vine shrub and is a beautiful ornamental plant (flowering period from July to October, but when the temperature is right, it can bloom in all seasons). It has diverse varieties and strong plant adaptability, It is not only widely distributed in southern China (planted in courtyards and parks in the south), but also cultivated in the cold north (cultivated in greenhouses in the north). It is the city flower of Xiamen and Shenzhen.

Bougainvillea Likes warm and humid climate, sufficient light, and is suitable for growing in fertile, loose and well-drained sandy soil; Afraid of accumulated water, intolerant to waterlogging, slightly cold-resistant.

Temperature

The suitable growth temperature is 15-30 DEG C, Can withstand high temperatures of 35 ℃ (When the temperature exceeds 35 ℃, appropriate shading or water spraying, ventilation and other measures should be taken); Ambient temperature not less than 5 ℃ should be maintained in winter (Long-term temperature below 5 ℃, easy to freeze and fall leaves).

Illumination

Like light, belongs to masculine flowers, Insufficient light during the growth period will lead to weak growth of plants, affecting pregnancy buds and flowering.

prune

Bougainvillea grows rapidly, so we should pay attention to shaping and pruning during the growth period to promote the growth of lateral branches and produce more flowering branches. After each flowering, remove residual flowers in time to reduce nutrient consumption; After the flowering period, the over-dense branches, inner-bore branches, long branches and weak branches should be thinned and cut, and re-cut and renew every 5 years (the re-cutting time can be carried out every spring or after flowering).

Notes

• In hot summer and winter, due to slow growth or dormancy of plants, fertilization should be stopped to avoid fertilizer damage.

• Do not apply thick fertilizer or raw fertilizer (organic fertilizer that is not fully decomposed) to prevent root damage, leaf scorch falling off, or even the whole plant dies.

Sufficient light, abundant fertility, and proper water control during flowering

The bougainvillea in our eyes is so colorful that it seems to have amazed time! But, you know, What amazes you is not its flowers but its bracts (you can see from the picture), I was really amazed by its flowers floating by 。

When it first blooms or the light is insufficient, the bracts are pure white, and gradually smudge into pink from the veins to the left and right sides in the later stage, and finally become completely pink.

At the beginning, the bracts are white (also white when there is insufficient light), and at the later stage, the edges of the bracts gradually appear pink (the pink deepens with time), like lip prints.

The buds are green at first, and gradually turn pink (red in white) as they bloom.

A representative variety of pink bougainvillea, with large bracts, pink or lavender, very pink and soft color.

At the beginning, the bracts are white, and gradually turn pink in the later stage, sometimes all pink. The same plant often has “flowers” of different colors of white, pink and white, and pink.

The bracts are pure bright red, and the leaves are dark green.

The same plant can have red and white bracts.

It is similar to the golden heart, but the red and white colors are pinker.

Atavistic variety with pure pink bracts and two-tone golden heart.

The bracts are large and stretched, orange at the beginning and light pink at the later stages.

Bracts are dark purple, and they are also concentrated at the top of the branches and open.

The bracts are lavender, and the flowers are concentrated at the top of the branches and open intensively.

The bracts are pure purple with high color saturation.

Bracts are very positive yellow.

The flowers are yellow and white, and the bracts are pure red (slightly orange), with a flame-like, burning feeling.

The bracts are large and thick, and the colors are bright red, white and yellow, which change randomly, like oil paintings.

The bracts are water red, which feels translucent.

The bracts are purple, and the color will be lighter in the later stage or when the temperature is too high.

The bracts are white and will show a hint of pink later.

Similar to Jamaican white, Snow White’s bracts are Jamaican white pointed.