"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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As the temperature has dropped drastically these past couple of
nights
I
have decided to bring my Bougainvillea indoors as I have read that
it
can't tolerate temperatures below about 10 degrees C. I was
wondering
how
often I should water it indoors, bearing in mind that the heating is
now
on and it may dry out a lot. I hardly watered it at all in the
summer
and
it flowered beautifully. Any advice?
Thanks,
Jo
I forgot to add that I'm on the coast, in Essex....but that doesn't
really
matter now since my plant is indoors!!

So long as it is not one of the B. glabra types (often those with
orange
flowers)
Keep as cold and dry as possible, give water only to prevent completely
drying out, the colder it is in winter (so long as it stays above 0c )
the
more it will flower next year.
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)


I'm confused now Charlie. Why do all the books I've read seem to think
that
it can't survive below 10 degrees?

Jo

Above 10c it stays in growth and flowers more, at lower temps it goes
dormant, mine normally loses all its leaves each year, coming back into
growth in the spring and is back in flower by Summer. Temps down to 4c
outside are fine but 0-4c its best under glass as it needs to be kept
drier
than it would be outside if its that cold.
Still in flower at present despite recent cold nights.
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

Unfortunately I don't have a greenhouse, but I might give it a go - leaving
it outside for the time being and see what happens.
Thanks,
Jo