Bougainvillea information

[Arati Das]

Hello Goa Gardeners

Just wanted to know in North Goa where i can find variety of Bougainvillea. I need dark red, pink and other types as a bordering plant on the walls.

Are there any plants with minimum leaves and maximum flowers??

Thanks

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[Oswald D'Souza]

bougainvillea s would be cheapest at campal nursery or the zao at
mapusa i have seen both places choose from dwarrf standard or vine
climbers eden at chogm green triangle ai parra vikas at porvorim
or any wayside nursery on the highway the variegated var green yellow
leaves is a shy bloomer mary palmer pink and white on same plant
depends on cutting used double bracted red and pink mahara orange
roosevelts delight white andpink tipscherry blossom single brackted
mauve dwarffrom taj aguada trained into topiaries or at unichem
pilerne are asight to beholdwe still have the pergolas from our roof
garden at hyderabad i have now planted churnas from seed so we and
the birds can eat and ahedge too some thing to ponder about regards

On 1/24/12, Arati Das <ara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Goa Gardeners
>
> Just wanted to know in North Goa where i can find variety of Bougainvillea.
> I need dark red, pink and other types as a bordering plant on the walls.
>
> Are there any plants with minimum leaves and maximum flowers??
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

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[Vivian A. DSouza]

While plant nurseries carry a vast array of Bougainvillea plants, I would not spend my money this way.  If you wait till end of May to early June, you will find a lot of people who trim their overgrown Bougainvillea bushes and willingly allow you to take cuttings, because they have to dispose of the cuttings somehow.  Take a 9 inch to 12 inch cutting, and stick it into the ground or a potting pot, making sure that you plant the right side up, and bingo, you will start seeing growth in a few weeks.  Of course before the monsoon you have to water the plant till the monsoons arrive.  I have found Bougainvilleas very easy to grow and require very little care, until the point when they have grown to big and need to be trimmed back.   A couple of homes which have masses of Bougainvillea in a variety of colors right now is on the Kadamba depot road in Porvorim.  If travelling from Panjim to Mapusa, you make a right turn (the Holy Family Catholic Church is on the left), and go down that road for half a  Km and you will find some colorful Bougainvillea bushes.  You may ask the owner of the residence to let you know when they will be trimming their plants.  I am sure that they will oblige. Good luck !     --- On Tue, 1/24/12, Arati Das <ara...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Arati Das]

Hello,

Many thanks to Oswald and Vivan for their suggestions. Will surely try these places.

Also the option of trying to find out during onset of monsoon is also a good option.

Thanks again.

Arati Das

[Arati Fernandes]

hi arati

for that matter, most houses in our defence colony hav Bougainvillea plants............if u are interes let me know - i can def ask my neighbours for cuttings in whichever color u like. but u will have to come here and choose............

 

arati fdes

[Anita and Ravi Dudhane]

On Jan 24, 2:25 pm, Arati Das <arat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Goa Gardeners
>
> Just wanted to know in North Goa where i can find variety of Bougainvillea.
> I need dark red, pink and other types as a bordering plant on the walls.
>
> Are there any plants with minimum leaves and maximum flowers??
>
> Thanks
>

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> Arti Das
> Reporter

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Dear Arati,

If you want I can give you cuttings of every colour that your heart
desires. I propogate them from cuttings. If you want them now then
Campal nursery is the best and cheapest option. However you won't know
the colour till they flower as they don't know either. In the past I
bought red and they turned out to be white:-)

Love
Anita

[Hitler & Hazel Barros]

Hi Aarti,

 

Just opened your email today,  as I was not well for awhile. I too have quite a few colours of the Bougainvillea, & you may have some cuttings when I prune them before the rains, but the best time to plant them is during  April / May. If I can give you some in April / May I will let you know. Please email me your Mob. No. so I can keep in touch.

 

The Mary Palmer is the best for a bordering plant on the walls, & it blooms profusely  from Oct to May. I have them outside my compound wall but have pruned them as bushes but they do well over a wall. 

 

Hazel.

[Noella DCosta]

Hello Hazel and Anita,   I must say both of you are a blessing - cause just yesterday I decided on planting as many bougainvilleas I can get hold of (especially white and deep maroon/red) for a huge boundry wall, would be thrilled to bits to have the colour I want - so if and when possible please either mail me or call me on 9422064541   Noella --- On Wed, 2/1/12, Hitler & Hazel Barros <hihab...@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Hitler & Hazel Barros <hihab...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Bougainvillea information To: goagar...@googlegroups.com

[Miguel Braganza]

Dears, Warm greetings. It is nice to see Hazel and Hitler Barros in this discussion on Bougainvilleas: their house in Mapusa is named just that, Bougainville. In Goa, we traditionally prune Bougainvillea plants just before the rains. The BSG Master Gardener, Nicholas Sequeira from Saligao, insists that the best time to prune Bougainvillea plants to induce profuse flowering is September! His plants have "more flowers than leaves". That the showy Bougainvillea "flowers" are actually "bracts" or modified leaves as in the gloriously red Poinsettias "flowers", is a Botanical detail that is of little interest to the gardeners. One can pick some bougainvillea plants with flowers at Friday Market in Mapusa, Duler Farm of Z.A.O. Mapusa or take a risk with the colours at the Forest nursery at Campal-Panaji [between Children's Park and Kala Academy] Mog asundi Miguel --- On Mon, 6/2/12, Noella DCosta <noel...@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Jan 24, 2:25 pm, Arati Das <arat...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Goa Gardeners > > Just wanted to know in North Goa where i can find variety of Bougainvillea. > I need dark red, pink and other types as a bordering plant on the walls. > > Are there any plants with minimum leaves and maximum flowers?? > > Thanks