How to grow bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis
When to plant bougainvillea
Set bougainvillea out after the last spring frost into a hot, sunny spot. It is a tropical perennial grown as an annual or container plant in cold zones; bring containers indoors before frost and give it a dry, cooler dormant rest in winter.
Bougainvillea is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 180 to 492 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- frost tender
- thorns
- needs a dry dormant period
Sources
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