Experience the Suntory Difference! ✓ Most compact bougainvillea ✓ Early flowering ✓ Upright, bushy habit
Best new flowering plant, TPIE, 2011 Reader’s Choice Best of the Rest winner, Greenhouse Grower, 2011
Helpful Hints from T. Jay Higgins Sun-Fire Nurseries, Sarasota, Florida
Crop Timing For 4-inch production, plant one plug per pot and pinch three weeks after potting. Plants will bloom weeks later. For 6-inch production, plant one plug per pot and pinch three weeks after potting and then again six weeks after potting. Plants will flower five to six weeks after the last pinch. Temperature Keep temperatures warm – 60-65˚F at night and 80-85˚F during the day at any stage to keep constant growth. The higher the temperature, the better the crop will grow. Cooler tempera- tures will slow growth. Feeding Use a combination of slow-release fertilizer and liquid fertilizer. Use one fourth the rates of slow-release fertil- izer, such as Osmocote, Nutricote or Plantacote. For liquid fertilizers, use 25- 5-15, 20-10-20 or 21-7-7, if pH of water
Sunvillea is a very compact series of bougainvillea. Plants will grow to a maximum height of two to three feet. Sunvillea comes in Rose (bright fuchsia color), Pink (soft pink) and Cream (really soft yellow, cream explains it well). This is a unique plant for customers as it blooms almost constantly. It can be grown in anything from a 4-inch pot to a 3-gallon. Sunvillea also makes a nice hanging basket. It can also be grown upright as a standard. A 4-inch pot can be finished in as little as 10 weeks in warmer climates. In production, this will be very similar to other bougainvilleas. You do not want to let them dry out all the way, as they will defoliate. But at the same time, they do not like to have “wet feet.” Use a well-draining soil and keep it slightly moist. The plant will be in full flower about six weeks after the last pinch.
Pests & Diseases Insects to watch for include aphids, cat- erpillars and mites. Prevent leaf spots by avoiding wet leaves overnight.
is 7.0 or higher. Bougainvilleas prefer ph of 5.5 to 6.0. High pH will cause iron deficiency, which can be corrected with drenches of iron sulfate.
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