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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:44pm
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Lee 03189

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I would like to grow climbing flowers on our Townhouse - I need Advice PLEASE on size of pot, names of the climbing flowers in the picture,  where to buy them from ? Do they need to be watered regularly as we only visit a few times a year from September to May, We are in Playa Flamenca / La Zenia area - We Like the Red  + Purple and would also like yellow too, Do we need to buy seeds or the actual flowers in bloom ? We dont need it to go all the way up the house, perhaps just up around the ground floor window and maybe over the porche. Do they Flower all year round ? 

Thanks in Advance Regards Lee

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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:54pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:54pm

BOUGAINVILLEA  is the name of those beautiful plants.  
They can be grown in pots but of course they would do better as large plants directly in soil.  
The size of container would depend on the size of plant.   So as they grow you would need to transfer them into pots one size bigger each time until they are mature. 

They would need regular watering and some amount of plant food until mature.
Perhaps some protection from cold winds during winter while getting established.

Mature plants like those in the photo would not need as much water.  But I would imagine not watering them from June until September would not be a good idea.  Nearly every plant in a pot would not survive.

Plants are easy to buy from shops, florists, markets and garden centers.   Why not try growing one?  Maybe ask a neighbour who has a bougainvillea in your area how they manage?  Gardeners love (usually) to talk about their plants.

Good luck 🌺🌺🌺

Maria

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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:58pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:58pm

Thank you Maria you are very helpful, ... Appreciated. 

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:06am

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 5:06am

Bougainvillea looks lovely. Our's is at least fifteen years old and still goes rampant. It's planted in the ground and I never water it.

The drawback is that it's a swine to prune because of the thorns.

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:02am

I like them too, but I am always a little bit afraid of the rubbish they cause when they loose their leaves.

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:40pm

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:40pm

As an afterthought, think about Lantana. Long flowering season and multi-coloured.

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:02pm

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:02pm

Hi Lee,

We have a beautiful Flame Vine (Pyrostegia Venusta) growing on the front of our house - it's smothered in clumps of orange, trumpet like flowers, throughout the cooler months:

https://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/store/store.cgi?first_mid=1390&NoPromoItem=1&store=tt#

Ours is planted in the ground, but friends grow one in a pot, which seems to slow down its otherwise rapid growth.  In the ground, it doesn't need watering but it will do in a pot.

Kind regards,

Kim

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:09pm

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:09pm

Hi Kim

That is lovely.  Especially to have such glorious color in the cooler months.  Is it scented?  

Regards 

Maria

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:22pm

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Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2019 10:22pm

Hi Maria,

I'm afraid I don't know whether it's scented - the bees absolutely love it, so I don't want to get close enough to find out!  :o)  But at least it attracts my favourite pollenators to our gardens.

Kind regards,

Kim

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