Bougainvillea care sheet

Please water your plant well as soon as you unpack it.

Bougainvillea often drop their flowers during transit that is normal as they don’t like the dark. You can re-acclimatize to full sun over a week after arrival.

If you are keeping your plant in the tube

You can place this plant in holes already dug for it and still in its tube until you are ready to pot.

This plant may need to stand in a bigger pot so it remains upright because the tubes are not sturdy, we use frames in the nursery.

To remove from tube: place second and third finger between the stem and turn upside down, tap corner of pot onto a hard surface to settle the soil, and slide pot upwards, do not trim or detangle the roots.

Potting into the ground

You will need to mix your existing soil with “planting compost”, look for this in Bunnings or at a local nursery, use sugar cane mulch around the plant but make sure it doesn’t touch the base of the plant.

Use the Osmocote® provided, just use a spoon at the base of each one, and each month all through winter and all year round you can use any fish and seaweed liquid like Seasol® etc.

Watering info (good watering, so it goes down to the roots)

Potted in	15˚or less	15˚- 30˚	30˚or more
Stays in tube	3-4	Every 2	daily
Up to 200mm pot	Every 7	Every 4-5	Every 2
200-500mm pot/growbag	Every 7-10	Every 7	Every 4-5
Goes in the ground	Every 7-10	Every 7 days	Every 3-4

General info

If you receive this plant during extreme temperatures (below 5 or above 35 degrees) keep at room temps in a well-lit area until the temps normalize, once the plant is established, it is ok with warmer and colder temps.

If you receive this plant in winter in southern parts of Australia, you can use a plastic dome type greenhouse (any size) that is placed in the sun, to shelter them from the elements while still getting enough light.

Prone to aphids and chewing insects, use Pyrethrum when you see the insects (not as a preventative)

Use Bougainvillea Regimen© - a chemical duo sold on our website in our Growers Prescription range of small-scale chemicals.

If you would like to buy commercial chemicals from Bunnings or nurseries, you can buy Maverick or Rose Shield to use alternately.

Feed regularly according to your chosen food’s instructions.

Bougainvillea need to be in full sun or very close to full sun to thrive and flower.