Bougainvillea On Roof Trellis

Bougainvillea are flowering woody vines with spiky thorns that grow from 6 to 36 feet tall.

Bougainvillea on roof trellis.

The solid trunk also allows bougainvilleas to be trimmed as a bush or tree. Bougainvillea readily grows up an exterior house wall with minor amounts of training to point its vines in the right direction and a suitable foundation to hold onto. To grow bougainvillea plant it in full sun slightly acidic and well drained soil and a relatively hot and dry climate. A rapid grower the bright flowers of a bougainvillea are easy to get in any part of your garden.

Bougainvillea native to south america is a genus of thorny vinelike plants that produce colorful flowers. A bougainvillea can even be trained as a bonsai. Jun 17 2018 explore christine tran s board bougainvillea trellis on pinterest. Jul 17 2017 explore claudia o brien s board bougainvillea trellis on pinterest.

Continue caring for your bougainvillea plant by watering sparingly fertilizing every few months pruning at the end of the season and training it the climb a nearby wall or trellis. Bougainvillea thrives in the heat and is restricted to outdoor growing only in u s. Depending on the variety it can be grown on a trellis or over an arbor against a building or fence in containers as a hedge or ground cover in tree form and as a bonsai. I m sharing care and growing tips for bougainvillea a plant i have a lot of experience with.

How to espalier a bougainvillea. See more ideas about bougainvillea bougainvillea trellis outdoor gardens. The plant is native to south america and grows as an outdoor. It takes well to training on a trellis while it is young.

Bougainvillea is a delightful tropical flowering plant with vine like branches that are easy to train to climb trellises. See more ideas about bougainvillea trellis bougainvillea garden design. Mine was planted against a trellis on the wall of our garage and was protected by that wall as well as by the eaves of the roof overhang. Bougainvillea can grow upward of 15 feet high and can be evergreen or deciduous depending on the climate it grows in.

My neighbor s bougainvillea shown in the freeze damage photo above and some hibiscus bushes are in a large planting bed that is in an open area of her backyard. They are native to tropical regions of south america and yield. It was updated on 8. This post was previously published on 5 7 2017.