Tropicals & Tender Perennials: What do inflo's look like?, 1 by srbowers66

srbowers66 wrote:
Too much fertilizer will just cause a lot of linear growth. I would find a full sun; all day spot for it. You may not realize this but some plants such as bougainvillia respond well to neglect. You just care too much and pamper them and they won't do anything! I know I have the same problem. I have lots of plumies and have given up on the bougainvillia. My best bloomers are in full light and in the ground. Try aztec gold, Lauderdale Lilac, they bloom for everyone and can even be found in parking lots and vacant lots in certain areas of south FL. I only fertilize with bloom booster every few weeks and when I plant them I add bone meal once a season to get them going earlier in the season. I don't know all the chemistry of that but an elderly man whose property was full of huge blooming plumerias told me to try that and so I have stuck with it and I get good results.