Jenny,

Where you keep all your 'exotics' in winter ??

The subtropical ones (Laurel, Oleander a.s.o.) in the staircase (it's quite
spacious and my neigbours like the plants, therefore no problems), the
tropical ones including Bougie, Jacaranda and Hibiscus inside the flat.

Munich can be really cold (I lived in Salzburg for a few years and it was
freezing!)

Oh yes! I live in Munich since 1998 and my first winter down here was the
coldest I ever lived through with 15 to 25 degrees below zero... Brrrrr....
I'm from a small town near Cologne, where it's much warmer in winter (well,
like in the near Netherlands, I assume).

I have recently been given a bougainvillea and was wondering how to store
it in
the cold weather.

You can keep it cool at about 10 degrees - it will loose it leaves then, ut
you can bring it out earlier (i.e. after the last frost). Or at about 16-18
degrees. It may even bloom in winter then, but it will bloom less in summer.
Just like a Hibiscus.
Ah, and you should prune it well in autumn.

Btw, I just added another picture of my Samanea, now asleep :-)
(http://www.gaby.de/bilder/070804/samanea2.jpg)

Bye, Gaby

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Mrs. Gaby Chaudry
http://www.gaby.de/bilder/