bouganvillea

jjb1333 · 28 Oct 2011

Hi
I have a bouganvillea outside
It is in a sheltered position but i want to make sure it survives the winter

How can i best protect it
Should i just protect the base of the plant where the roots are or should i cover the whole plant ?
Many thanks.

enyam · 28 Oct 2011

Never heard of the plant but google brings this up.

http://www.hintsandthings.com/garden/bougainvillea.htm

Susiejb · 28 Oct 2011

Looks like all the info is on the link....we managed to keep one for quite some time but we used to move it into the greenhouse in the winter, then we had a really cold one and lost it.
We are just starting off a new one but will keep this one in the conservatory, they are so lovely ....... always very envious when we visit Spain and they look so fabulous.
Hope you manage to keep it through the winter

50plusabit · 28 Oct 2011

Hi you will need to keep the roots from frost, if its a established plant then it can cope with quite cold conditions.
my parents live in Portugal, and have fantastic 30yr old plants over the front of the house. When they get large the spikes are lethal. 5 yrs ago they had snow, and they nelly lost them.
So if you can get them in do, if not wrap in plant fleece.

50plusabit · 28 Oct 2011

Hi you will need to keep the roots from frost, if its a established plant then it can cope with quite cold conditions.
my parents live in Portugal, and have fantastic 30yr old plants over the front of the house. When they get large the spikes are lethal. 5 yrs ago they had snow, and they nelly lost them.
So if you can get them in do, if not wrap in plant fleece.

David P · 8 Nov 2011

I grew a bougainvillia in my front garden a few years ago, encouraged by the fact that everything thrives there and often seems to flower all year long (south coast, full sun trap, no north wind etc.). It looked fantastic and was making its way up the wall. We hardly ever get a real frost being so close to the sea, but would fleece it just in case. Then came last years snow and it was dead with three days.
I am not sure at what point a plant like that becomes mature enough to survive but three years didn't do it.
I have been tempted to replant it and put some sort of heating element or frost watcher into the fleece, even looked into the farmers trick of using a kettle element wired to a car battery just for very cold snaps. it might be worth thinking about.

Susiejb · 8 Nov 2011

That sounds a bit drastic.....is it not easier to plant it in a big tub and move it to safety in the winter

joe-90 · 8 Nov 2011

Alan Titchmarsh says to cover the roots with composted bark/mulch to keep the snow off the soil.

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