The bougainvillea flower plant is an ornamental plant that is quite popular among flower lovers. This plant is very unique. If you are not a good enough plant watcher, you will think that the colors in the bougainvillea flower are the flowers of the bougainvillea itself.
baby it's wrong. The beautiful bougainvillea is seen by the eyes of the audience because this flower has a sheath in the sense that it is like a fake flower. as if it was a bougainvillea flower but it wasn't. The bougainvillea itself is as small as the tip of a pen. if you look very closely you can find it.
Bougainvillea itself has a classification in the world of scientific naming or biological names as follows: Tracheophyta Division, Spermatophytina Subdivision, Order Caryophyllales, Family Nyctaginaceae, Genus Bougainvillea and 5 well-known species namely Bougainvillea buttiana, Bougainvillea glabra, Bougainvillea peruviana, Bougainvillea spinvillea spec.
you need to know that a flower scarf that is sometimes purple, orange, white is very useful for humans. for now there are 2 benefits that I know of. take a good look at it:
first. you can measure the pH of a substance. The correct way to do this is by mixing water and the substance whose pH is to be measured, you can determine whether a substance is alkaline or acidic. The bougainvillea is an amazing plant.
Second, this plant is good for health. reported from wikipedia quoting from an Indonesian national named Nurdiyanto from the city of Bojonegoro, Indonesia, processing this plant leaf as a drink that is good for health.
What is a torch glow bougainvillea?
Bougainvillea is a very unique type of bougainvillea. Yes, it has a smaller scarf size than other bougainvillea flowers. however, the distance between the scarf is very close so the flowers will look more lush. This type of bougainvillea has quite a leaf. You need to know that bougainvillea itself has the property of shedding leaves at times.
How big does a torch glow bougainvillea get?
If you live in a non-tropical area then you will see that the growth of this flower cannot reach 10 meters, it is another thing if in the tropics this flower can reach more than 10 meters. The bougainvillea will get bigger if it is moved from the pot to the ground (not growing in a pot). This flower's height depends on the availability of a place for it to propagate. the better the place of propagation, the higher it will be. In Indonesia, this flower has been formed in various forms. and this plant is very good if it is formed into a gate in our house.
How do you care for a bougainvillea torch glow?
Caring for bougainvillea is not difficult. enough to provide water for the needs of plant metabolism, then you're done. I recommend fertilization as follows:
dry the pot size media 10 kg -20 kg for 3 days. then flush with as much as 2 liters of water with mixed chemical fertilizer NPK 16:16:16 as much as 0.5 tablespoons. then treat as usual. Fertilization is enough to do once a month.
How much water does a torch glow bougainvillea need?
If your area is sub tropical or has 4 seasons. then you simply keep the soil moist. if you have a pot size of 10 kg - 20 kg of media weight, 0.5 liters of water for 3 days with a note that before watering the soil is moist and not dry.
if you are in the tropics you have a pot size of 10 kg - 20 kg of media weight, 1 liter of water for 3 days with a note that before watering the soil is moist and not dry.
if your area is close to the desert you have a pot size of 10 kg - 20 kg of media weight, 1 liter of water for 1 day with a note that before watering the soil is moist and not dry.
Does Torch Glow bougainvillea have thorns?
yes, torch glow bougainvillea flowers have thorns. Please note that the thorns on this flower are non-toxic and smaller in size compared to other bougainvillea flowers.
How do you treat yellow leaves on bougainvillea?
on the basis of plants will be problematic on 2 things. namely because of disease and due to lack of nutrition. yellow leaves due to disease will usually cause symptoms, previously attacked by pests (eg mealybugs), mucus, or fungus. if there are mushrooms, you have to give fungicides, while if you find mucus in the leaves, please give battericides. leaves that lack nitrogen nutrients usually have an even yellow color, you have to give nitrogen fertilizer (urea) which is sown or sprayed with a dose of 1 liter of water / 3 grams of urea fertilizer. If the yellow color of the leaves is uneven, aka it still looks green, only the edges, then the leaves lack magnesium. please give dolomite fertilizer or water-soluble magnesium fertilizer.
Author : Alfian
Editor : Alfian
Reference :
1. Personal experience
2. Knowledge learned during college majoring in Agriculture
3. Searchable literature sources online