Content
- Bougainvillea in hibernation
- Why the Bougainvillea needs hibernation here
- The consequences for cultivation
- The cultivation in the pot
- When it's off to winter quarters
- Conditions for the winter quarters
- No watering during the winter break
- Measures before and after hibernation
- Rough cut before billeting
- Fine cut after the quartering
- Gentle transition
The Bougainvillea does not tolerate frost
Bougainvillea in hibernation
For the cultivation of a bougainvillea in northern Central Europe, wintering is standard. For a hobby gardener actually no problem - but there are quite a few things to note in the flower wonder from the Andes.
Why the Bougainvillea needs hibernation here
As a climbing plant from the South American subtropical Bougainvillea actually knows no seasons. In any case, no four and especially no major fluctuations in the supply of light and heat. Anyone who wants to draw the flowery beauty of rank in our latitudes, must therefore also adapt to the local conditions.
With us, the bougainvillea can only develop a vegetation phase over the light-rich half of the year - in winter, the light is simply not enough. This means that she should be put into a sleep mode in the fall, where she does not need to grow or blossom.
So let's keep that in mind:
The consequences for cultivation
The cultivation in the pot
From these conditions arises for the local Bougainvillea fan first time the bucket culture. In the field, the frost-sensitive plant can not survive the winter months. It is mobile in the bucket and can always follow the required light according to location. In the winter, she can easily bring her to a suitable place to spend the winter.
When it's off to winter quarters
When it's time for the bougainvillea to retire for the winter, it'll tell you. As a rule, she sheds her leaves completely as soon as the light supply begins to shrink massively in the autumn.
Another factor is of course the temperature. If you let the bougainvillea grow outside over the summer, be sure to listen for the first frost announcements in the fall. If nighttime temperatures of 0 ° C downwards are announced for the first time, you should do the cleaning immediately as soon as possible. One, two light nights of frost, the Bougainvillea Although most, but you can save the cold but also.
Conditions for the winter quarters
In winter quarters, the Bougainvillea is indeed retire into a sleep mode, but it does not fall into a coma there. This means that she should be relatively light here, too. For months, darkness can actually cost them their lives. If possible, place it in a light, cold house or a large, south-facing window. It does not need much warmth for the winter - 5 to 15 ° C are enough.
No watering during the winter break
In your hibernation, leave your Bougainvillea completely alone. It should continuously shut down its vitality and not be irritated by any suggestions - that would not match the lack of light. This also means that you do not need to water during the entire winter break. This would signal the plant to vegetatively recover, but other circumstances are not enough. Waterlogging is then inevitable - and gets the Bougainvillea in the winter especially bad.
Interim results:
Measures before and after hibernation
Rough cut before billeting
Before collecting, it is not only recommended for reasons of space to cut back the bougainvillea. If you let them rise in the summer on a wall or a railing, the release of the tendrils is necessary anyway, which usually can not go without damage on the stage. In addition, it is also advisable for vegetative reasons, abbreviate the long shoots - so the plant has to supply less substance in the economy mode.
Fine cut after the quartering
If you bring back the bougainvillea after hibernation, you can miss it in preparation for its growing phase a fine cut. Now it is time to thoroughly remove the dead, dry parts of the plants - and you can even finely grind them down to their decorative value. In other words, prepare them for the culture you want them to be: For a sycamore shape, cut your crown off from below. Pull it as a climbing bush, bring it along the trellis (if any) on line.
Gentle transition
Hibernation is actually an unnatural thing for the bougainvillea, as we read in the beginning. Against this background, it is understandable that she then needs a little time to get back on track. The sprouting after the winter break requires the hobby gardener therefore a little patience and sensitivity.
In concrete terms, it may take a while for your bougainvillea to get its first leaves - until then, you should not force them through eager watering or fertilizing. Instead, make sure you get as much light and heat as possible and give her the time she needs.