Bougainvillea x buttiana variegata dr rao - Plant

Planting and care

Bougainvilleas love hot, dry, sunny spaces and they seem to perform better when slightly neglected, so don t be to attentive to your plant and it should thrive. Water thoroughly and then allow the top inch or two of soil to dry out before you water again. The easiest way to test the soil moisture content is to stick your finger into it.

Caring for Bougainvillea x buttiana variegata dr rao

As a point of reference, the amount of light at noon on a clear summer day is approximately 10,000 footcandles. On an overcast winter day, it may be as low as 500 foot-candles. Indoors, on a clear summer afternoon, the direct sun entering a window may be 4000?8

Harvesting

Evergreen

Typical uses of Bougainvillea x buttiana variegata dr rao

Special features: For the St. Louis area, grow in containers as patio plants that are overwintered indoors. In southern Florida and California, this may be planted as a specimen or massed in gardens and shrub borders or grown in containers.

Culinary use:

References

http://garden.org/ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/