Bougainvillea produces bracts in a range of colors, from hot pink, red and orange to purple, white, and yellow. In the language of flowers, bougainvillea stands for passion. To the Victorians, a gift of bougainvillea was meant to ignite passion. In other parts of the world, bougainvillea flowers sta...
Bougainvillea produces bracts in a range of colors, from hot pink, red and orange to purple, white, and yellow. In the language of flowers, bougainvillea stands for passion. To the Victorians, a gift of bougainvillea was meant to ignite passion. In other parts of the world, bougainvillea flowers stand for welcoming visitors, peace, and free trade.
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Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea bougainvillea Bougainvillea is a popular ornamental plant mainly grown for its attractive colourful bracts that splash colour to the surrounding.
Bougainvillea PLANT VALUES • It is popular among parks, home and institutional gardens grown mainly as bush, climber, hedge, topiary, standard, pot plant, bonsai, on pergolas and trees. • Moreover, as it is a drought and pollution resistant plant.
Bougainvillea ADAPTABILITY Wide adaptability to different agro -climatic conditions & easy for multiplication.
Bougainvillea BOUGAINVILLEA IMPORTANCE • Considering its ornamental & commercial importance,R&D (research & development) were taken up by the different national research institutes (IARI,IIHR, NBRI, BARC), state agriculture universities, Agri-horticultural societies (Kolkata & Chennai even by the prtogressive nursery men. • As the result large number of cultivars have developed in India.
Bougainvillea FLOWER MORPHOLOGY The flowers of bougainvillea are hermaphrodite, tubular in shape with a constriction in the middle & borne in cluster of three, each flower subtended by bright coloured bracts which helps to attract many beneficial insects.
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea plants are drought tolerant & sun lovers requires atleast 6-8 hours of light.
Bougainvillea Water the bougainvillea plants 3 weeks once. Not to over water the plants.
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea plants grows in wide range of soil with well-drained structure.
Bougainvillea Both in indoor & outdoor environments. In indoor as bonsai plants.
Bougainvillea Both in indoor & outdoor environments. In indoor as bonsai plants.
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea plants can be easily propagated through the hard wood cuttings.
Bougainvillea Application of any organic fertilizer such as 6 months old compost or vermicompost around the plants.
Bougainvillea Application of any organic fertilizer such as 6 months old compost or vermicompost around the plants. GROW GREEN AROUND