Bougainvillea has a unique flower shape, bright colors, and a relatively long flowering period, so its ornamental value is relatively high. Many florists will cultivate triangular pots at home. But if you want the potted bougainvillea to have a beautiful plant shape, it is very necessary to prune and cut its leaves! So how to prune bougainvillea?

1. The correct pruning method of bougainvillea:

Bougainvillea can be pruned twice a year. It can be combined with repotting in early spring and cut off overly dense branches from the base. Remove slender, diseased and insect-infested branches, while reducing elongated branches and shortening the remaining branches. The following are three commonly used pruning methods of bougainvillea:

1. Short pruning method: The short pruning method, as the name suggests, is to cut the new branches into short lengths, and cut them into short cuts (such as cutting off 1/2~1 of the branches). /3) and light short pruning (such as cutting off 1/3 or less of the branches). The characteristic of the short pruning method is that it is relatively irritating to the buds under the cutting edge of the branches. The advantage of this is that the new shoots that sprout after pruning will grow more vigorously. The further away from the arrow button, the less irritating the effect will be. Short pruning can weaken the tendency of the mother branch to thicken.

2. Thinning pruning method: Thinning pruning method is usually carried out after the flowers fade. It mainly cuts off annual or perennial branches from the base, and the thinning pruning method can also solve the problem of curling of bougainvillea leaves. question. The branch cuts left after thinning will weaken the growth rate of the branches above the cut, but it will promote the germination, branching and growth of new branches below the cut. The branch thinning method is also used to cut off weak branches and promote the growth of the entire plant.

3. Pruning method: The pruning method is to prune branches that have grown for many years. The shrinking pruning method is beneficial to promote the growth of branch tips and the germination of latent buds that are candidates for branch cutting, and weakens the growth rate of the mother branch. The shrinking pruning method is mainly to rejuvenate the old branches. Pruning cannot be done at one time. If the plant is too large, it can be pruned in stages.

Bougainvillea is best pruned in spring: Potted bougainvillea is often moderately pruned before repotting and drawing out new shoots, that is, before and after Qingming Festival to prevent the branches from growing too long and promote germination. Flowering mother branch. So how to prune bougainvillea (picture and text)? Pruning of bougainvillea mainly focuses on topping. The pruning time of potted bougainvillea is not fixed. It is mainly pruned according to the actual growth situation of bougainvillea. April to September is the peak growing season for bougainvillea. At this time, it is mainly combined with shaping and pruning.

Things to note when pruning bougainvillea

The main pruning methods for bougainvillea are short, heavy and sparse. You must prune wherever you need to prune. In order to ensure the beauty of the plant, don't be reluctant to prune. Before the bougainvillea flowering period, you can perform appropriate topping. The main purpose of pruning bougainvillea is to achieve an organic combination of potted flowers and bonsai, making the potted flowers of bougainvillea look like bonsai. You can not only view the flowers but also appreciate the plant shape.

In spring, bougainvillea needs to prune off weak branches, dead branches and some useless branches, and cut out layers so that the branches are exposed to light, so that the healthy and strong branches they need can get more nutrients and grow taller. More robust. Bougainvillea grows rapidly. During the growth period, attention should be paid to shaping and pruning to promote the growth of side branches and produce more flower branches. 4. Prune appropriately to allow the bougainvillea flowers to bloom. The soil and nutrients of bougainvillea bonsai are very limited, and as time goes by, the plant will grow, but the growing space of the potted plant is limited, so it must be retracted to keep the potted plant at a certain size and avoid lack of nutrients, which will cause the plant to grow. Not good, it will seriously affect the flowering period of bougainvillea.

Prune diseased, weak, dead branches and some leggy branches to a certain level so that the branches receive even light, allowing healthy branches that need light to obtain more nutrients, grow stronger, and accumulate more nutrients. The more nutrients, the more beautiful the flowers will be.