Putrajaya Floria 2012 - Bougainvillea Cultivars Part 2

12. Bougainvillea 'Apple Blossom'

Bougainvillea plants are easy to grow and maintain. Generally free of pests and diseases, they thrive best in our Equatorial climate where day and night are equal in length, hence they flower the whole year round. The flowers are in groups of 3 and quite inconspicuous. Their most attractive feature is the papery-thin but brightly coloured bracts that come in many shades.

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13. Bougainvillea 'Pagoda Orange'

Many cultivars have been produced which are free-flowering, rapid-growing and less thorny or almost thornless. Some have variegated leaves or incomplete flowers.


“Putrajaya Floria 2012 - Bougainvillea Cultivars Part 2”, a copyrighted post, was written for My Nice Garden blog by Autumn Belle @ http://www.mynicegarden.com/ on July 8th, 2012.

14. Bougainvillea 'Pagoda Red'

PROPAGATION: Bougainvillea plants can be propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings which can be put straight into the potted soil, flower beds or open ground and soon they will root and grow new shoots. I mean our Malaysian climate.

15. Bougainvillea 'Buttana Praetoria'

SUN: Full sun or at least 5 hours of direct sunlight is needed for maximum blooms. They will not bloom when placed under the shade.

16. Bougainvillea x buttiana 'Rosenka'

SOIL: For planting bougainvilleas in containers, the recommended soil composition is 3:2:1 for topsoil (or burnt soil), organic matter (black soil) and potting sand respectively.  Sand from the dumps is not recommended as it may be toxic to the plant. The soil pH should be 7.0 i.e. neutral. 50 gms or half a hand spade of Zeolite (Rock Phosphate P2O5) powder can be added to a medium sized container as soil treament to break down organic matter in the soil and for slow release of phosphorus which will enhance blooming. This is the recommendation of the Master Garden at Floria 2012.

At home I use equal parts of burnt and black soil. The planting medium should be well draining.

17. Bougainvillea 'Pagoda Pink'

FEEDING: Apply fertilizer fortnightly/monthly depending on the condition of your plant. There are fertilizers made for bougainvillea and bloom inducers for flowering.

18. Bougainvillea 'Variegated Yellow'

WATER: Water thoroughly. Do not let the soil become soggy. Let the soil surface become dry before the next watering. Established plants need less watering. Drier conditions encourages more blooms. The best time to water is in the early morning or late evening.

19. Bougainvillea 'Chilli Red'

PRUNE: Do this at the end of a bloom cycle. Prune off dead wood, unruly branches and twigs. Trim the ends of branches and shoots to shape the plant. Pinch off new shoot-tips for a fuller growth. Pruning will encourage more blooms as flowering occurs at the tips of new shoots.

20. Bougainvillea 'Variegated Yellow Pink'

Bougainvillea will not flower or there will be less blooms when kept indoors, under the shade or over-watered.

21. Bougainvillea 'Mrs Eva Variegated Dark Purple'

You can grow bougainvillea in containers, planter boxes or hanging baskets. On the ground, it can be planted as a solitary bush or in mass-planting as a hedge to line pathways and borders. You can even train it to climb up and beautify an old tree.

22. Bougainvillea 'Elizabeth Angus'

Today marks the last day of Floria 2012, hence this is my last post about it.

Of the 100 or more bougainvillea cultivars, I have only managed to spot 22.

How many can you find?

Hope you have enjoyed my series of blog posts on Floria 2012.

To those who are visiting Floria 2012 today,

I wish you a wonderful and fruitful day!

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Updated on 8th July 2012:
It looks like bougainvillea can be grown in many parts of the world!

1. In the USA, bougainvillea is grown in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Illinois, Indiana, Pennyslyvania - information from Dave's Garden

2. "Bougainvilleas are popular ornamental plants in most areas with warm climates, including Ethiopia, Indonesia, Aruba, the Philippines, Thailand, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Yunnan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia, Greece, Spain, Turkey, Cyprus, Singapore, the Mediterranean region, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, South Africa, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and the southern mainland United States and Hawaii. Locarno in Switzerland, with its mild Mediterranean climate, is famous for its bougainvilleas".
 - as quoted in Wikipedia.