Just moved to Cyprus and the price of indoor and outdoor plants is
astronomical. Bougainvillea is a common and gorgeous plant (a nice size 2ft
plant is 100Euros which is ridiculous) and I read it is a devil to
propagate, especially when you do not own a plant to graft.

Any tips for successful propagation?

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Baal

I smile and go off waving
(Amiably) - for that's my way

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"Baal" wrote in message
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Just moved to Cyprus and the price of indoor and outdoor plants is
astronomical. Bougainvillea is a common and gorgeous plant (a nice size
2ft plant is 100Euros which is ridiculous) and I read it is a devil to
propagate, especially when you do not own a plant to graft.

Any tips for successful propagation?

No problem. Visit the local hotel gardens (best at night) with a poly bag
and a pair of secateurs and take tip cuttings about 5" long. Pot about 5
cuttings around the edge of a 3" pot and leave for about 3 months. With any
luck about 50% will have rooted and away you go. Often a good idea to seek
out the best colours in the daylight!

Phil
(who did this on Crete)

Baal wrote:
Any tips for successful propagation?

I have a pot with 4 plants taken from cuttings that my dad took from his
plant earlier this year. The new ones even went pink!
He won't have done anything special, just cut a bit, put it in soil,
then bagged the pot until it showed signs of growth!