Bougainvilleas are such pretty houseplants. Whenever I see a house with it, everything just becomes so pretty along with it lol. The nice thing about them is also that they grow so quick.
I watched a tutorial about a year ago ago on how to propagate bougainvilleas and they seem to be so easy. I did it and I was successful with growing them. :D The previous ones are now in a bigger pot and growing nicely.
I cut the plant from time to time to encourage the flowering and instead of throwing the cuttings, I decided to propagate them.
I cut the branches and the leaves and placed them all in a pot. Carefully spacing them so I won't have to cut a lot of roots when they grow. I put a plastic around the pots to cover it and for the condensation to keep them moist. I left them there for 2 weeks basically. :D
After about two weeks, they already grew new shoots. I was surprised how fast they grew since I cut everything, they were just pure sticks with no roots or leaves lol. I checked the root part quick and they don't have roots yet. That's what happened to the previous cuttings too but they grew roots eventually anyway.
The tiny shoots are so satisfying to see even though apparently they're just reserve energies from the cuttings atm. The roots will come eventually but it's so interesting to see them emerge from the nodes and luckily I have a macro lens to capture them. :D
They're like tiny veggie leaves. :D
It's kinda unbelievable that they grow from there since the nodes look hard. They also look fake up close, like a needle felt.
There are 2 cuttings that turned yellow though... I don't know why since they're all there together so we'll see what happens.
I'm thinking maybe to change the plastics that cover them into something transparent so they can get sunlight... and maybe add fertilizers although I need to check which ones first.
Anyways, I'm excited to see them grow into having their own pots and also to see them bloom. This will have a vibrant fuchsia color which is very striking. :D