Can i transplant bougainvillea

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Move earth in around the root-ball and cover the top with an inch of soil. Pat the earth down firmly around the bougainvillea and water thoroughly. Bougainvilleas have sharp thorny branches, so make sure you wear long sleeves and heavy-duty gloves when handling this plant.

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I never had this on my other bougies. Why would the plant look like this? Also how often do you water a new small bouganvilla transplant? Thanks, Karen. Wow, I am in utter disbelief over what I am reading and chuckling along the way.

I never was very 'easy' on 'em when transplanting. I didn't realize how sensitive they were. We just recently dug up the monsters and gave them away they probably went into shock! Maybe they were just used to our manhandling?

I'm not sure you can. Bougies HATE to have their roots messed with; and you will need to cut away the protruding roots to even get it out of the pot unless you're willing to sacrifice the pot by carefully breaking it away and not disturbing the roots. But then, you'll still need to dig those roots in the ground, sooo You might try removing the roots that are coming out of the pot first, leaving the others undisturbed and allow the plant to recover the loss of roots before un-potting it I am growing mine in pots.

My experience has been they suffer transplant shock when repotting. Mine have not thrived in small pots, but have in the larger pot. I also disturb the roots as little as possible. They also need more water when grown in containers. It took 3 years for mine to get to a 5 gallon size. They are very inexpensive in the gallon size. Hello, My bouganvillas are in the ground and I have discovered that they aren't getting enough sun.

When is the best time to transplant them and how should I do it? I live in Savannah, GA where there are pretty mild winters. Should I transplant them back into pots so I can move them during the cold weather? I've been having limited success with my bouganvillias as bonsai. I cannot seem to reduce the leaf size and periodically they loose much of their foilage.

I was able to coax the smaller of the two to bloom last season. I can't imagine how you would use a Bougie for Bonsai since Bonsai requires root pruning -- and, as has been said in this thread -- Bougies DO NOT like to have their roots disturbed in any way, shape, or form; and will promptly die if such occurs.

And, it has been my experience that they really don't tolerate much top pruning either. The thing that I've noted about boogies is that they can be shocked, but don't die, though they may seem to have.

They may remain dormant for some time, perhaps on the order of years, but eventually, awaken from their sleep. Here is a link that might be useful: Art Link. My 7" bougie bonsai is now 20 years old in a 5"x6" pot. I have trimmed 2 or 3 roots every years. Than I trim it back to about 10" on 3 of the 7 branches. I have two other bougies, one was a twig 7" long [now 5'] 15 years ago.

I braided 3 of the stems, my hubby made a metal umbrella form for it so it stays in rounded draping shape. This year it gave me hot pink flowers! It sheds its leaves every year. Can I take offshoots and propagate them- How? All 3 are in our apartment. I take it the standard isn't blooming because I transplanted it out of it's 20 gal.

Have begun starving them for water like my friend from India instructed. They seem happier that way. Last year I bought three, two were planted in the ground the third in pot.

The one in the pot was they only one that survived. They're difficult to replant without disturbing the root ball, which tends to easily fall apart. Do the best you can, because the more careful you are the less time the bougainvilla will be in shock. Water the new plant as you would any other for the first months, but don't fertilize much.

Prune ruthlessly, as each cut will generate multiple new growth. After the period of transplant shock or dormancy, every bougainvilla I have planted has eventually rallied and taken off like a rocket. While treating the sword wounds caused by trimming my foot long foot- high bougie hedge, I often curse the fanatic will to live of these indestructible killer-spined rainbow colored monsters.

I Bought one bougie beginning of this year, It was planted in a two plastic bags, and i was surprised someone didn't even bother to take it out the smaller bag, i cut bag and removed almost half of the roots, and planted, That time i didn't have any idea about bougies, I complaint to nursery guy : he smiled and told me you not supposed to disturb the root. Anyhow i bought another bougie and this time i planted as it is in the soil. Guess what?

First one is bloomed and second one is looks like dead, From 7 months not a single leaf on it. I have also read in numerous places about the fragile bougie roots that demand all sorts of gentle techniques.

That has never been my experience. I've planted them the same as any other plant and they've thrived. I planted one 5 gallon this year and after 4 months of vigorous growth I had to move it. I cut back all of the branches, dug it up and carried it on the shovel to the new hole, stuck it in the ground and watered it. It immediately started growing and now, 4 months later, it is bigger than it was before.

So count me as a little skeptical, I think it may be garden lore that takes on a life of its own as it is repeated from article to person to book to internet without any real experimentation to confirm it.

Maybe it's like what the person in the second post said, the ones now are grown in hothouses and are therefore temperamental. Just shocked from going one climate to another very different climate.

But I've also never had a problem planting a bougainvillea and I'm not particularly gentle with the roots. I treat them the same as any other plant. However, I may be more patient than some at how fast they'll grow after transplanting. One person above said they took out several along their driveway because they didn't grow after several months.

Imo, it can take several months for them to even get used to their new location. I bet if they'd left them, the next year they would have taken off. If the leaves are fine but they just aren't putting on new growth, I'd say just be more patient.

Vines tend to follow the old saying, "First year they sleep, second year they creep, third year they leap! I have just transplanted a bougainvillea cutting in a small pot, 1 month ago. It seems to be happy. I can see new baby leaves. The whole plant is just 6 inches tall. When will I get to see flowers. Do I have to wait for its trunk to become thick?

Or is there another criteria? I am very new to gardening. It will take awhile to put on a good root system, so be patient I didn't reread the whole thread, but I'm sure someone mentioned that they DONOT like to have their roots disturbed, so don't plan on making any pot size changes Hi I just recelty purchased 2 plants. I am new to the whole Bougie team and took them out of there growing pots and planted it in my planters. Was this a mistake??? I haven't thrown away the growing pots, should I put them back in them and plant it with the growing pot with slits on the sides???

Also how often should one water them to establish the plant in the planter? But after reading some of these comments, I'm double guessing myself. ANy help would be appreciated. I know that they thrive in Sunlight, and pretty much do better without much water once established. However not too sure about fertilizing it? Also heard someone say that coffee grounds in the plant helps, but not too sure about that either.

No, don't put them back in their pots. The hope is that you didn't disturb the roots hardly at all. They might sulk a bit at first, but give them time to adjust to their new root environment. And, yes, they do like water, but they don't like soggy soil. I wouldn't let them dry out tho'. I once had a Bougie out in the field right next to a boulder. I had to run water there at least once a week. It never thrived; I think because it got too cold every winter and it would die back to just above the ground.

I'm not too fond of adding coffee grounds to anything but working compost. Perhaps someone has a more informed thought on that than I. Once it gets settled-in, a basic fertizer for flowering plants might help Plants in pots of any kind need a weaker solution of fertizer than when in the ground.

Thanks for ur response. Yeah I didn't know about the rooting issues with these plants. I just took them out loosened the root ball and placed it into my planter. Added a good cow manure compost with my garden soil as well. Hopefully nothing bad happens to them. Yeah it gets really cold up here towards October