Bougainvillea Flowers
This beautiful shrub climber, named after an eighteenth-century French admiral Bougainville came from Brazil and nictagináceas family. They formed a seven or eight shrub or small tree that produces a very striking flowers and depending on the species follow one or another color.
An abundance of bougainvillea blooms all summer and warm in places like southern Spain is possible to see them bloom even in winter.
They are ideal plants to cover walls or walls that can reach 3-4 meters and the length can include up to 8 meters, provided they are planted in soil and abroad in a warmer climate. Pot plants failed to move from five feet.
The bougainvillea, contrary to popular opinion, you need lots of sunlight and the more direct the better, but the loss of leaves and no blooms next summer. Able to survive at low temperatures until 6 or 7 year old who lost their leaves until next spring. Survive in the summer of very high temperatures above 30 degrees. They are well cared for plants can live to 30 years planted in soil in pots was difficult but that is over 5 years.
Bougainvillea Care
Light and situation: They need a lot of light, even direct sunlight
Temperature: Up to 5 º in winter and cooler in summer 30
Irrigation of bougainvillea: Abundant, 2 to 3 times a week in summer and winter 1.
Comment: If planted in the soil can reach high enough and long and potted plants if the best is to get them on the balcony or window to reach their greatest thickness.
Difficulty: They are very easy to grow plants and only requires some basic knowledge as described.