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To: FamiliarFace
Where I live in So Cal, bougainvillea need very very little care. They are able to withstand our searing heat and especially our hot summer winds for months on end - and continue to put out bracts in all sorts of beautiful colors.

They need little water or fertilizer - but like a lot of sun and do not like to sit in soggy soil - I let mine dry out almost completely before I water them.

I don't think they like cold - so I would put it somewhere warm if you live in an area that freezes in the winter.

This is Thai Delight.

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There are SO many things I'd love to grow - rhododendrons, which I keep losing, peonies, tuberous begonias, tulips - but none of them are able to tolerate our hot, dry winds, unfortunately so I try to stick to what grows around here. Best advice I ever got is to walk around your neighborhood to see what works in other people's yards.

238 posted on 05/08/2024 4:42:56 PM PDT by Bon of Babble (You Say You Want a Revolution?)
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To: Bon of Babble

Thanks, I realize it’s a long shot here. They’re just so beautiful, I had to give it a try.


239 posted on 05/08/2024 5:47:06 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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