BOUGAINVILLEA
Bougainvillea is a popular ornamental plant mainly grown for its attractive colourful bracts that splash colour to the surrounding.
PLANT VALUES
• It is popular among parks, home and institutional gardens grown mainly as bush, climber, hedge, topiary, standard, pot plant, bonsai, on pergolas and trees.
• Moreover, as it is a drought and pollution resistant plant.
ADAPTABILITY
Wide adaptability to different agro-climatic conditions & easy for multiplication.
BOUGAINVILLEA IMPORTANCE
• Considering its ornamental & commercial importance,R&D (research & development) were taken up by the different national research institutes (IARI,IIHR, NBRI, BARC), state agriculture universities, Agri-horticultural societies (Kolkata & Chennai even by the prtogressive nursery men.
• As the result large number of cultivars have developed in India.
FLOWER MORPHOLOGY
The flowers of bougainvillea are hermaphrodite, tubular in shape with a constriction in the middle & borne in cluster of three, each flower subtended by bright coloured bracts which helps to attract many beneficial insects.
SUNLIGHT
Bougainvillea plants are drought tolerant & sun lovers requires atleast 6-8 hours of light.
WATERING
Water the bougainvillea plants 3 weeks once. Not to over water the plants.
SOIL
Bougainvillea plants grows in wide range of soil with well-drained structure.
PLANT PLACEMENT
Both in indoor & outdoor environments. In indoor as bonsai plants.
PROPAGATION
Bougainvillea plants can be easily propagated through the hard wood cuttings.
FERTILIZER
Application of any organic fertilizer such as 6 months old compost or vermicompost around the plants.
GROW GREEN AROUND
Grow plants through natural & Organic methods.Make green all around & Save the mother earth.
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Nothing looks more beautiful in the garden
than flowering plants & their fragrance.
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3. Philodendron
Philodendron Foliage :
Most of these plants have broad big leaves
possibly with holes or without holes. The
reason behind this is leaves promote more
oxygen and absorbs dust particles and
other toxins from the indoor environment.
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Soil:
Soil to be well-drained, and fertile with good
organic content. In the case of coco peat, it
needs to be porous and well-aerated.
10. Philodendron
Repotting:
Gently remove your plant from its old pot,
and place it in the new one with fresh soil at
the bottom and around its sides. Then,
water the plant thoroughly
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Pruning:
Trim the old, matured plant parts which
turns yellow. Pruning is done near a leaf,
where there may even be aerial roots
already starting to grow. Cut jus t above the
node at a 45-degree angle using sharp
scissors.
12. Philodendron
Deficiency Symptoms:
Sometimes foliage turns yellow resulting in
chlorosis due to a deficiency of magnesium
& iron. To control deficiency symptom
application any organic fertilizer is given as
foliar spray.
13. Philodendron
Deficiency Symptoms:
Sometimes foliage turns yellow resulting in
chlorosis due to a deficiency of magnesium
& iron. To control deficiency symptom
application any organic fertilizer is given as
foliar spray.
15. Philodendron
Benefits
•This plant improves the quality of air
indoors by promoting more oxygen content.
•It is one of the NASA-recommended air-
purifier plants.
•This plant removes harmful pollutants and
toxins like formaldehyde, benzene, toluene,
xylene, and others from electronic devices
indoors.
•Growing philodendrons indoors keep the
environment ever fresh and good.
•Most importantly not to place the plants in
AC rooms or direct sunlight.
