Tropicals & Tender Perennials: bougainvillea, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
I grow a few bougainvillea and just love all the new colors available. My favorite pink is Carmen which has deep, deep carmen colored bracts and has many deep pink flowers also among some white.

I find the more I fertilize to keep them in good growth I get almost continuous flowers. When I can see the end in sight of a flush, I fertilize. I also foliar feed frequently all summer.

Edited to say this one is really Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst.' Carmen is deeper and prettier and more compact in growth.



This message was edited Mar 16, 2007 3:21 PM