Any Bougainvillia experts here?

[Wishy13764]

I made a couple of cuttings a couple of weeks ago of my Barbra Kurst variety, one of the easiest to grow in the Bougie family, for me anyway. He dropped its last bloom so I cut it back for new growth. its in a pot, indoors, here in the east. 2 of the cuttings have shown new leafs at the tips, but when i check for roots, i don't see any. If I plant them as they are, would they grow without showing roots? I would keep it a closed container for humidity sake. Also, I have another Bogie, that goes as a Harissi variety with variegated leaves, but no flowers in 6 years...why? I treat it the same as the one above and that blooms at least twice a year.

[Jim Lewis]

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A couple of weeks is a bit brief -- especially this time of year. Keep the cuttings in a greenhouse (or some other warm, humid environment, and give them several weeks' more time. Bottom heat would be appreciated, I'm sure.

Jim Lewis - [e-mail] - Tallahassee, FL - Only to the white man was nature a wilderness -- Luther Standing Bear (Ogallala Sioux Chief)

[Peter Jason]

A while ago I planted 5 bouganvilleas in a row to be sure of getting one. As it turned out three took and bloomed.

The most vigourous was a violet one closely followed by a pure white one, and just lately an orange one is breaking through.

Having the three colours together gives a fantastic display, though I have to cut them back severly sometimes, and the things bloom all year round!

Have you tried some rooting powder (indoleacetic acid and 2,4,T mixture) with the cuttings?

[Wishy13764]

Yes! What about the Harassi variety..no blooms in 6 years.

[D Kat]

[Wishy13764]

I only water my Bogies when they show signs of wilting, and fertilize once or so in the summer with 15 20 15. These are in pots, so i don't want them to get them to overgrow the pots. I would fertilize more if they were planted in the ground.