Watch: How, Why & When To Prune Bougainvillea Plants?

How, why and when to prune Bougainvillea plants? Bougainvillea grows really fast and sometimes pruning is necessary. By pruning, we can also make them bushy and as a result we can get more flowers. Here in this video, I have answered everything with results.

[@trixier6505]

I have a clear memory of an aunt's bougainvillea completely covering one side of her garage. I can still see it even 60 years later.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

That's great to hear....we also had it in our K.G school, it was quite big!

[@joystarrturk]

It is so nice to watch a garden plant video that understands rainy season and dry season. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@GardeningUpbeat]

My pleasure and thank you so much for your feedback 😊

[@2094ful]

Amazingly beautiful bougainvillea..

[@toshilongchar5884]

Thanks for details information for caretips.

[@kavannahlight5378]

I agree bougainvillea are so beautiful and a joy to see such a profusion of bright colors. I am surprised by this plant often! In my yard I have a big display. On the west side that is heavily shaded, they grow crazy good, on the East in full sun the growth is easily 50% less and get attacked by spider mites and other pests not found on the shady plants. All are planted and cared for equally. The mysteries of nature. I love your beautiful results!

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Glad to know and thank you for your words! The mysteries of nature...that's very true. In past, funny things happened with me too..in some of my Bougainvillea plants, I was tried of not getting flowers. Then, one day I shifted them from whole day of sunlight to only 2 hours of direct sunlight. As they were not flowering, I thought to utilize the space for other plants by ignoring the non-performing bougainvillea plants. Surprisingly..they started blooming within few days even though I totally neglected them. Mysteries of nature..sometimes, too much love & care is bad for us..he he..

[@aakashgill870]

What to do with spent out blooms? How to prune the spent out blooms?

[@kavannahlight5378]

@@aakashgill870 You can prune them off, but a remarkably easy way I do it is to use my hose head set to JET (strongly directed spray) and just blow them away. The next blooming uses the old stems.

[@msgupta26]

A very beautiful colour indeed!

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much :-)

[@jzq8707]

Your hard work has borne well. You should be proud of yourself. 💐💐💐

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you So much for your kind words...much appreciated 🙏🙏

[@archanaprajapati2284]

Very beautiful colours U have.... Awesome

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you so much 😊

[@lydiaperez3130]

I love the color l have that thank you 😊

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Glad to here and thank you very much for watching 😊

[@neerajajain2120]

Very beautiful bougainvillia. ❤

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much

[@rupanwitachowdhury7158]

Dhuniiiyaaa❤

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Dhanyavaad!

[@ashokn32]

Very beautiful plants. Seems you are from Guwahati

[@lydiaperez3130]

Your plants are beautiful you are very wise knowledge about plants l love to watch you all the time l have double bougainville .🙃

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Glad you liked the plants and thank you so much for your words! Thank you again but I am just trying here n there a bit..he he..Double Bougainvilleas look great and they also bloom quite frequently..

[@veenashiv]

What to do if more leaves are on top and no leaves on the below stem. How to propagate from the top branch if I cut it.

[@user-vs5fe2so4e]

Very beautiful Bougainville Which fertilizer do u use, pl share

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much! Please take a look at this video once - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHiYlGZ_brZrb68

[@angelserenade]

Can you use the pruned branches for propagation?

[@justindpeak]

Absolutely, as long as the branches you are cutting are not too green and they are semi-woody

[@user-bv2nm6ok4k]

I have many bounganvillea of different colour but they don't bloom the way they should..I don't understand why please help

[@binorak.kylliang7660]

From whare can I buy all this

[@jlnop8153]

What kind of variety is this pls? Also iam looking for the variety which blooms the most..pls help 🙏

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Should be the Bridal Bouquet (please refer this page - bougainvilleas.com/bougainvilleas/) I am bad at remembering the exact variety name and here in my place, Nursery don't put any label. For more flowers, you can refer that page and select all these - Sunvillea Rose,Scarlett-O-Hara (Red),Mahara Roseville (Orange),Mahara Magic (Red),Carpet Purple,California Gold,Java White,Barbara Karst,Texas King Please note, blooming depends on many factors. Very soon, I would do another video where I would include some of my highest flowering plants. You would be able to see it yourself..and select any you like. Would need around 15 days to do that video (waiting for heavy flowers) Hope that helps..thank you!

[@celestinesequeira3977]

Sir can we prune in the month of February like Adenium plant.

[@GardeningUpbeat]

We can..but I would highly recommend you to watch this video once - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHiYlGZ_brZrb68 You would get all the details with updates of around 1 year. Plus, result too :-) Thank you for watching and Sir is not required actually :-) Happy Gardening :-)

[@quadzilla5285]

You said prune in May and August. I'm in Florida is that when I would do it also?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Thank you very much for watching from Florida! It depends on Blooming Cycle and Growth time. Here, they keep blooming heavily till around April-May and from then rainy season starts. During that time flowering get decreased and and plants start to grow fast (entry of growth time) So, that time we can prune to make it more bushy. Similar way, growth rate decreased a bit from August mid-end onwards and they start to flower. So, that time we shouldn't do hard pruning. Having said that, other than hard pruning, we can always keep doing soft pruning here n there. Like, timing the branches where flowers are already spent and so on. If I am not wrong, the cycle is same over Florida. If yes, please go ahead and do the same thing like mentioned here. If not, then please do based on the flowering cycle. I hope, I have answered to your question. But if you have any, please don't hesitate to ask me. Good luck!

[@nish6878]

Are there different types of bougainvillea? I saw some growing on tub which looks short ... But i want the one which would grow bigger and fall on the wall.. How can i recognize the breed ?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Yeah, there are different varieties. Now a days, tissue cultured are available everywhere. They usually don't grow like vine and become bushier, more branches. If you want them to grow bigger and fall on wall, please avoid Tissue cultured variety and grow the local one. If you ask nursery, they would inform you.

[@diptammondal8772]

Which month is best for pruning?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

It's already mentioned in the video...

[@kanhaiyakumar4667]

which type of bougainvillea is this ?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Should be the Bridal Bouquet (please refer this page - bougainvilleas.com/bougainvilleas/) I am bad at remembering the exact variety name :-(

[@parismitagogoi2272]

My bougainvillea plants are still not blooming. Have pruned it and also fertilized it but still no sign of any blooming.

[@kbright1060]

Same here

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@Parismita Gogoi, They would bloom as time is still there..no worry! In the meantime, please watch this video - kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4SYcpWIeat5d5I

[@LovePreet-zb9cf]

What is name of this boganvilla plant?

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Should be the Bridal Bouquet (please refer this page - bougainvilleas.com/bougainvilleas/) I am bad at remembering the exact variety name and here in my place, Nursery don't put any label.

[@mydigitalutopia5329]

Hello dada🙋‍♀️do you remember me 😅😅

[@GardeningUpbeat]

Of course I do..I though, you have completely forgotten about Gardening Upbeat. Must be busy in studying! Anyway, glad to read your comment after a long time!

[@mydigitalutopia5329]

@@GardeningUpbeat something like that dada ... 😅😅 Haven't forgot you .. i sometimes watch your videos just don't leave a comment... I hope you are happy and healthy as always 🙏🙏

[@GardeningUpbeat]

@My digital utopia, It's absolutely fine and I can totally understand! As I have a Gardening Channel, I must keep going on. But that doesn't mean, all of my viewers and regular viewers need to grow the same. Again, I am very glad to know that you haven't forgotten about me and I am doing perfectly fine. TC :-)