Do all bougainvillea plants have thorns, or are there thornless ones?
Pruning roses, blackberries, pyracantha, bougainvillea and other plants is a potentially hazardous activity.The thorns on these plants can cut and poke holes in your skin, and the small wounds provide an entry point for harmful organisms.
Are there different types of bougainvillea?Bougainvillea glabra is a spectabilis.
Too much water equates to few or no blooms.When the plant is water stressed, bougainvillea flowers the most.Water is often not given to the plant for extended periods.If you want to bloom this way, hold all the water until the leaves start to fall.
The ovoid bracts of reds and purples can be identified by the rounded leaves and large curved thorns of Bougainvillea spectabilis.A plant with less thorns and less overall size is called bougainvillea glabra.