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Posted by zzznot on August 13, 2008, 10:35 pm
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I presume this is in a pot.
They are naturally big plants and eventually use up
whatever is in the pot, could be that's what's happening,
have you added any nutrients, organic matter, etc in
the last year? I'm not an expert on just exactly what
would be best.
J.
> Hi there. I've had a rather nice bougainvillea with lots of purple
> flowers on my balcony with a north/west view for the last year and
> it's been very happy. I live in Los Angeles.
>
> Just a month ago, it started dropping lots of flowers, but still
> looked healthy - the nursery said that is ok. BUT just a week ago, it
> started dropping many dry flowers and even a few leaves, and now the
> bougainvillea doesn't look very healthy anymore. The flowers stilllook
> ok, but there are a lot of empty branches. the branches do still seem
> healthy for the most part, but everything is falling off! I did miss a
> couple weeks between waterings (the last was a drenching), but from
> what I understand these guys are very hearty and don't mind being a
> little underwatered. I'm just wondering if he'll be ok! I don't want
> to have to replace if I don't have to. Should I keep it moist most of
> the time or drench/dry/drench/dry?
>
> Thanks for helping me save my bougainvillea.
>
> - JayDee
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