I was bought a small bouganvillea in mid May. It had been kept outside at 8 degrees for 3 weeks. As soon as bought into my lounge, all if the flower/bracts fell off so I pruned off all of the stalks where it had flowered. Within 4 days it had buds. Within 10 days it was back in full flower! I'm sooooo chuffed. It looks lovely
Some of the more hardy ones still not hardy though can be left outside and will flower back in spring but that's only for central London or south west of Cornwall where it hardly goes below freezing and it's for a short period of time anywhere that's high end of zone 9b which is only a few microclimates in the uk
Thank you very much for sharing this video! I love this colourful plant!! Its so beautiful 🌸 I wanted to buy one this summer and i had no idea about that it needs over wintering indoor!! Thats a great help for me! 👍🏻 Thank you ❤️
Thank you for doing this video Louise I'm in North Yorks not far from you and I've just got a lovely bright pink one and searching for any info on how to best care for it, a few of the papery bracts have fallen off since it arrived, I've put it in the sun room which has floor to ceiling glass south facing so gets lots of light, I'm hoping it settles down and doesn't completely drop! They really are lovely aren't they albeit a bit tricky by the sounds of it in our climate ! Thanks again for the info and happy gardening x
Greetings from the USA Bogys are my favorite. It’s 40 degrees and sunny here and don’t mind putting mine out for a few for good sunlight then bring inside before it’s too cold maybe 2 hours or so seems ok
It's currently 4 C in Manchester and my Bougainvilleas have been inside since early November. They did drop their leaves but are regrowing them. I got some lovely flowers from both of them, one had deep purple flowers the other a bright orangey red. I'll do an update on them soon
What is unique to this plant is that the individual flowers are not produced, but rather it's the terminal leaves themselves that change from green to whatever color including crimson, purple, orange/peach or what have you! I always thought that was a rather special feature of bougainvillea. I believe I'm right in this assumption.
If you want to buy some in the UK it seems that every year around about mid to late May Tesco's have them, so keep an eye out for them. Allows you to have a look at what you're buying and whether it looks healthy or not.
I've got one small bougainvillea from the supermarket but my main 2 are from Bangladesh. The ones I've bought from UK nurseries always seem to die quickly
I bought my first one 4 weeks ago and it’s doubled in size. US Zone 7 - Nursery told me to cut them back to 6-12” and bring in when it’s 32 degrees out they won’t go crazy indoors as long as I don’t fertilize or have them near a sunny window. In the Spring, I’ll put them out to cover an arbor
A very informative video. Thanks, I had one arrive today so that's why I searched on youtube. I didn't know they liked the same soil as azaleas but it's not a problem. P.S. I used to live in Didsbury years ago and I always thought the myths about it always raining in Manchester were wrong. It always seemed to rain at night, which is great for the garden but it was dry and often sunny during the day.
Hello Louise I watched your video abt bogain villa flowers.im in uk portsmouth.I have few plants here in this summer had lots of flowers .I put these inside now i mean today sept 16 th. It is getting cold now... I have a doubt when these plants needs cutting (propogation ) ? Is it better after all the flowers fall off .? Or better around April / may time ?
I would try propagating in spring when daylength increases. Mine are all outside still flowering I have 3. I will bring mine indoors before the first frost warning
Blimey end of May before you get them outside. Currently (Essex) I'm leaving mine outside - but if it looks like any colder than about 8 degrees they come in. Did leave them out one night early April this year and it got down to 6 degrees and they looked poorly. Brought them in and they recovered over 24 hours.
Here in Manchester it's not that warm in April and still risk of frosts until late May. I did lose my 20year old plant to the cold so I don't take that risk anymore
@@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 Yeah I've been reading about that on here and elsewhere. Was it a large example? Either way a real shame - I bet you was gutted. I joined a forum looking for advice on these and found a bloke that had an amazing example on his fence in Bournemouth - looked like it was about 12'-15' long side to side and about 5' in height. Totally killed by one of those Beasts from the east despite being well wrapped. He put it down to frost on the ground freezing the roots.
I lost my bougainvillea whenbi left it in an unheated greenhouse so I personally bring the plants indoors over winter. Ive just put them out today in my plastic greenhouse as the weather is warmer and they will get more sun.
@@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 okay thanks, I'm just starting to move my plants indoors / greenhouse / shed. This is great very useful advice, again!🙂🙂🙂
Lild has them for sale today, and I'd like to get one, but if I keep bringing it inside during the winter, will I have to keep chopping it down to keep it manageable? what's the ideal height and the size of the pot? Thank you very much.
Without seeing your plant its hard to say. If you have space to bring it indoors then I would bring it indoors before any frost starts. If its a large bush trim to a size you can accommodate. I dont cut mine back too much.
Hello Louise, I wonder if you've got any advice on Aphids. It's January and mine are starting to show buds and even though they're in the house, the buds are covered in tiny aphids (Green fly) it looks like there's so many of them on the buds that they're going to have a negative impacts on the development of the leaves? Normally I'd pinch them off using my fingers, but the buds are so small and fragile at this point I might damage them with this approach - do you have this problem and what have you done before or do you have any advice or tips?
Living here in glasgow and I bought a bougainvillea in a small pot and the color is pink and we put it in the balcony and all the flowers fell off so what I’m gonna do ?? Is it dying already ?? I watered today so I will see ?
Its hard to say without seeing it. It could be in a draughty cold area, they need sun lots of it. Also underwatering as they dry out quickly might be the reason
Hello! How often should I water my bougainvillea during the wintertime? I live in an area that is very cold during winter. My plant is in my laundry room next to a window. Most of the leaves and flowers have fallen off and I don’t want it to die...
Only water when the compost has dried out, but no bone dry. when Bougainvillea are brought indoors they will drop their leaves, but will regrow them again. Check leaves for pests as when they are outside insects may be hidden under the leaves and in the pot. Don't have it next to direct heat ie radiator etc
They're in a living room near windows that get light, but it's not necessarily sunny until late afternoon. However it's winter now so there's not much sun anyway.
Louise, have you any knowledge of a variety called 'Alex'? It's looking like my Tesco variety are a slow growing potentially dwarf variety whereas I want a fast growing variety. I've been into my local garden centre and seen a much lighter variety which is erring towards being more lilac as opposed to a vivid pink and on the label it's called 'Alex'. I'd taken the plant off of the shelf where they were all situated and the plants seem to be very intertwined suggesting that they'd grown since being placed in the shop. I then spoke to the lady that looks after them and she said they'd been there for a couple of weeks and she reckoned they'd grown around 6-8" in that time which is more like what I was hoping for. If you've got any info on this variety I'd very much appreciate anything you have especially with regards size and growth. Ta.
I think Alexandra variety is a vining type, there are dwarf or bush varieties but I think both are dependant on decent warm weather and watering appropriately to get good growth and flowers especially in the UK. Also depends on where you grow it either in ground or in a pot overwintered indoors.
There's some gardening forums on-line and a number of people living as far south as Bournemouth have done quite well outside only to get the plant really well established (One blokes was pretty spectacular) then for it to be totally killed by one of the 'Beasts from the east'. There's a nice example in the Eden Project in Cornwall, but that's basically indoors and frost free. I guess if you lived in Cornwall and you wrapped them up in stuff over winter and was really cautious you might get a few years, but it gets cold in Cornwall when the wind is from the east. I reckon as the lady here says, you have to bring them in - that's what I'll be doing.
I was bought a small bouganvillea in mid May. It had been kept outside at 8 degrees for 3 weeks. As soon as bought into my lounge, all if the flower/bracts fell off so I pruned off all of the stalks where it had flowered. Within 4 days it had buds. Within 10 days it was back in full flower! I'm sooooo chuffed. It looks lovely
Were they the Tesco ones?
Some of the more hardy ones still not hardy though can be left outside and will flower back in spring but that's only for central London or south west of Cornwall where it hardly goes below freezing and it's for a short period of time anywhere that's high end of zone 9b which is only a few microclimates in the uk
Beautiful sharing
Brilliant information friend. Growing bougainvillea in cold regions is just a great gardening skill. Keep it up.
Well done Louise, you've hit the magic 300 👍
Thankyou Brett, im waiting to see if its still 300 tomorrow as I hit 300 yesterday then it went to 299 this morning, ill give it a couple more days
@@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 yes I've noticed subscribers come and go lol
Your Bougainvillea vids are your most popular!
I will do an update on them soon, thankyou for watching.
Thank you very much for sharing this video! I love this colourful plant!! Its so beautiful 🌸
I wanted to buy one this summer and i had no idea about that it needs over wintering indoor!! Thats a great help for me! 👍🏻 Thank you ❤️
Beautiful shearing
Thank you for doing this video Louise I'm in North Yorks not far from you and I've just got a lovely bright pink one and searching for any info on how to best care for it, a few of the papery bracts have fallen off since it arrived, I've put it in the sun room which has floor to ceiling glass south facing so gets lots of light, I'm hoping it settles down and doesn't completely drop! They really are lovely aren't they albeit a bit tricky by the sounds of it in our climate ! Thanks again for the info and happy gardening x
Wow mashaallah very beautiful video 🌺
Greetings from the USA Bogys are my favorite. It’s 40 degrees and sunny here and don’t mind putting mine out for a few for good sunlight then bring inside before it’s too cold maybe 2 hours or so seems ok
It's currently 4 C in Manchester and my Bougainvilleas have been inside since early November. They did drop their leaves but are regrowing them. I got some lovely flowers from both of them, one had deep purple flowers the other a bright orangey red. I'll do an update on them soon
Same I brought mine inside in November lost leaves but they grew back. no flowers on them . should I clip the new stretching growth.
Thanks for responding.
What is unique to this plant is that the individual flowers are not produced, but rather it's the terminal leaves themselves that change from green to whatever color including crimson, purple, orange/peach or what have you! I always thought that was a rather special feature of bougainvillea. I believe I'm right in this assumption.
If you want to buy some in the UK it seems that every year around about mid to late May Tesco's have them, so keep an eye out for them. Allows you to have a look at what you're buying and whether it looks healthy or not.
I've got one small bougainvillea from the supermarket but my main 2 are from Bangladesh. The ones I've bought from UK nurseries always seem to die quickly
wow amazing i really enjoy dear
I bought my first one 4 weeks ago and it’s doubled in size. US Zone 7 - Nursery told me to cut them back to 6-12” and bring in when it’s 32 degrees out they won’t go crazy indoors as long as I don’t fertilize or have them near a sunny window. In the Spring, I’ll put them out to cover an arbor
tyvm for the info.
Can you fiind them in Switzerland?
A very informative video.
Thanks, I had one arrive today so that's why I searched on youtube.
I didn't know they liked the same soil as azaleas but it's not a problem.
P.S. I used to live in Didsbury years ago and I always thought the myths about it always raining in Manchester were wrong. It always seemed to rain at night, which is great for the garden but it was dry and often sunny during the day.
Thank you soo much for this Louise, very informative and helpful as I'm looking into buying one.🥰
Hello Louise
I watched your video abt bogain villa flowers.im in uk portsmouth.I have few plants here in this summer had lots of flowers .I put these inside now i mean today sept 16 th. It is getting cold now... I have a doubt when these plants needs cutting (propogation ) ? Is it better after all the flowers fall off .? Or better around April / may time ?
I would try propagating in spring when daylength increases. Mine are all outside still flowering I have 3. I will bring mine indoors before the first frost warning
Blimey end of May before you get them outside. Currently (Essex) I'm leaving mine outside - but if it looks like any colder than about 8 degrees they come in. Did leave them out one night early April this year and it got down to 6 degrees and they looked poorly. Brought them in and they recovered over 24 hours.
Here in Manchester it's not that warm in April and still risk of frosts until late May. I did lose my 20year old plant to the cold so I don't take that risk anymore
@@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 Yeah I've been reading about that on here and elsewhere. Was it a large example? Either way a real shame - I bet you was gutted. I joined a forum looking for advice on these and found a bloke that had an amazing example on his fence in Bournemouth - looked like it was about 12'-15' long side to side and about 5' in height. Totally killed by one of those Beasts from the east despite being well wrapped. He put it down to frost on the ground freezing the roots.
I keep my greenhouse at a minimum of 8°C in the winter. Would it survive over winter do you think?
I lost my bougainvillea whenbi left it in an unheated greenhouse so I personally bring the plants indoors over winter. Ive just put them out today in my plastic greenhouse as the weather is warmer and they will get more sun.
@@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 okay thanks, I'm just starting to move my plants indoors / greenhouse / shed.
This is great very useful advice, again!🙂🙂🙂
Lild has them for sale today, and I'd like to get one, but if I keep bringing it inside during the winter, will I have to keep chopping it down to keep it manageable? what's the ideal height and the size of the pot? Thank you very much.
Without seeing your plant its hard to say. If you have space to bring it indoors then I would bring it indoors before any frost starts. If its a large bush trim to a size you can accommodate. I dont cut mine back too much.
Hello Louise, I wonder if you've got any advice on Aphids. It's January and mine are starting to show buds and even though they're in the house, the buds are covered in tiny aphids (Green fly) it looks like there's so many of them on the buds that they're going to have a negative impacts on the development of the leaves? Normally I'd pinch them off using my fingers, but the buds are so small and fragile at this point I might damage them with this approach - do you have this problem and what have you done before or do you have any advice or tips?
I would get a shower spray on them to knock them off, or use a paint brush to brush or flick them off.
@@louiseahmedtropicalplantgr5000 Paint brush... Genius!
Wondering about cutting them back, I'm bringing mine out of the basement today and it is rather long and leggy.
Living here in glasgow and I bought a bougainvillea in a small pot and the color is pink and we put it in the balcony and all the flowers fell off so what I’m gonna do ?? Is it dying already ?? I watered today so I will see ?
Its hard to say without seeing it. It could be in a draughty cold area, they need sun lots of it. Also underwatering as they dry out quickly might be the reason
Hello! How often should I water my bougainvillea during the wintertime? I live in an area that is very cold during winter. My plant is in my laundry room next to a window. Most of the leaves and flowers have fallen off and I don’t want it to die...
Only water when the compost has dried out, but no bone dry. when Bougainvillea are brought indoors they will drop their leaves, but will regrow them again. Check leaves for pests as when they are outside insects may be hidden under the leaves and in the pot. Don't have it next to direct heat ie radiator etc
Where do you put them indoors? By a sunny window area?
They're in a living room near windows that get light, but it's not necessarily sunny until late afternoon. However it's winter now so there's not much sun anyway.
I have 2 from April and I don’t know if they will survive the damage they had outdoors.
Now in my kitchen window🤞🏻
They are not frost hardy in the UK. Mine are still indoors and will probably go outside in June
Louise, have you any knowledge of a variety called 'Alex'? It's looking like my Tesco variety are a slow growing potentially dwarf variety whereas I want a fast growing variety. I've been into my local garden centre and seen a much lighter variety which is erring towards being more lilac as opposed to a vivid pink and on the label it's called 'Alex'. I'd taken the plant off of the shelf where they were all situated and the plants seem to be very intertwined suggesting that they'd grown since being placed in the shop. I then spoke to the lady that looks after them and she said they'd been there for a couple of weeks and she reckoned they'd grown around 6-8" in that time which is more like what I was hoping for. If you've got any info on this variety I'd very much appreciate anything you have especially with regards size and growth. Ta.
I think Alexandra variety is a vining type, there are dwarf or bush varieties but I think both are dependant on decent warm weather and watering appropriately to get good growth and flowers especially in the UK. Also depends on where you grow it either in ground or in a pot overwintered indoors.
I purchased one of these to grow up the side of my house here in the UK, i am guessing this is impossible? Would it never survive?
You could try, it depends on how sheltered the area is and would it be frost free and protected from. Sub zero temperatures in winter
There's some gardening forums on-line and a number of people living as far south as Bournemouth have done quite well outside only to get the plant really well established (One blokes was pretty spectacular) then for it to be totally killed by one of the 'Beasts from the east'. There's a nice example in the Eden Project in Cornwall, but that's basically indoors and frost free. I guess if you lived in Cornwall and you wrapped them up in stuff over winter and was really cautious you might get a few years, but it gets cold in Cornwall when the wind is from the east. I reckon as the lady here says, you have to bring them in - that's what I'll be doing.
Simply it doesn't grow in UK. Tropical beauty no. ,no .
Do you have an email address? I'm growing my first ever Bougainville and I have a question on it..Thanks in advance
You can contact me on fb messenger. But feel free to ask your questions here.