"Peter James" wrote in message
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Charlie Pridham wrote:

"'Mike'" wrote in message
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Last year we built a veranda over the patio. This went right across
the
back
of the house to the boundary. Our neighbour has very kindly continued
the
overhead to his building so we now have a South facing very warm very
sunny
area which we wish to plant a Bougainvillea in and train over the back
of
the house and onto the front of the veranda, in a manner somewhat
similar
to
the Chalets in the Sandals Complex I saw a short while ago when I was
in
St
Lucia.

Question. With a maximum frost of about 2 degrees, if the roots are
well
under the veranda, would what we wish to do be possible?

We are not far from Ventnor Botanical Gardens here on the Isle of
Wight,
about 5 miles, who have all sorts of exotic plants out doors

Many thanks in anticipation.

Mike


Yes it's possible, choose varieties based on B. spectibilis (generally
the
strong reds and purples) avoid variegated plants and if possible find a
supplier who knows what they are talking about.
Plant as close to the wall as possible and water when in growth, the
plant
will go dormant in winter and lose its leaves at which time it needs to
be
as dry as possible. Hence the reason for planting in the dry.
I know of two outdoor plants in Cornwall and one in Torbay (I expect
there
are more I am unaware of!)
We are in Cornwall, but we've never dared to expose our Bougainvillea to
the outside weatheer during the winter. Where in Cornwall is the out
door plant?

Down at "Point" there are actually several more (including one here) that
have overwintered outside, but I did not count them as they have not
flowered after!

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea