Growing bougainvillea at home spray this water regularly, the flower buds grow quickly, the flowers are more than the leaves

Paper flowers are divided into diligent flowers and lazy flowers, diligent flowers can bloom on their own without care, and lazy flowers because if you neglect to take care of them, you may only see leaves without looking after them. Bloom.

Whether your bougainvillea is diligent or lazy, regular spraying of “1 kind of water” can help bougainvillea to differentiate flower buds faster and more, bloom early, and prolong flowering. That kind of water is potassium dihydrogen phosphate fertilizer.

1. Is it necessary to use potassium dihydrogen phosphate for flowers?

Some people say that the flowering and fruiting of the tree is a natural process, yes, if it is a bougainvillea grown outdoors in the south then don’t worry about it, it will grow naturally and bloomed into a great flowering tree;

But if in the North, or growing bougainvillea in pots is limited by light intensity, growing space and other conditions, bougainvillea will flower little or even not bloom, this time using manure is very necessary.

Potassium dihydrophosphate is not a complex fertilizer rich in phosphorus and potassium, has the function of promoting the differentiation of flower buds, helping flowers to bloom early and bloom more, this is also a popular fertilizer used to grow flowers.

2. When to start using potassium dihydrogen phosphate?

When the ambient temperature is higher than 15 degrees, bougainvillea leaves tend to grow strongly, or some bougainvillea has flowers or buds, then potassium dihydrophosphate can be used.

Using:

Mix fertilizer and water at a ratio of 1:1000 until dissolved, spray evenly on bougainvillea leaves, water once every 10 days, after 3-4 times of use can be stopped.

There are two situations where it is not appropriate to use potassium dihydrogen phosphate:

– Firstly, in some environments, bougainvillea plants have no obvious signs of growth. The early use of potassium dihydrophosphate not only has no effect on stimulating flowering but also inhibits the growth of bougainvillea.

– Second, bougainvillea is relatively short and has limited flowering, so it is recommended to use tertiary compound fertilizer to promote the growth of branches and leaves, and then use potassium dihydrophosphate to stimulate flowering.

– Finally, bougainvillea is already in full bloom, continuing to use potassium dihydrophosphate will not only shorten the flowering period, but also easily make the flower buds black.

3. Regardless of these two points, it is useless to use potassium dihydrogen phosphate.

Wanting bougainvillea to bloom early and bloom a lot, in addition to using potassium dihydrophosphate fertilizer properly, you must also pay attention to two points, otherwise it will be useless.

– Sufficient light: Enough light is a necessary condition for bougainvillea to bloom, just enough light bougainvillea will differentiate flower buds and bloom favorably, which cannot be replaced by flower-stimulating fertilizers.

Try to put the bougainvillea outdoors where there is direct light, if it is maintained indoors, it should be placed on the south-facing balcony, the daily lighting time is not less than 6 hours. If the light is not enough, the bougainvillea only has leaves, but the flower cannot be seen.

– Moderate water control: During the flowering stage of bougainvillea, potting soil should be controlled with moderate water, which can inhibit the growth of branches and leaves, and at the same time create favorable conditions for plants to grow. more nutrients for flowering as possible. Water the bougainvillea, after the potting soil is completely dry and the leaves are slightly drooping, it can be watered again.