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Bougainvillae
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Posted by sailaway florida (My Page) on Sat, Sep 7, 02 at 18:30
| Please could you tell me if it is possible to grow bougainvillae in the Hilton Head region of South Carolina? If so can you recommend a particular variety. Thank you. |
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RE: Bougainvillae
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- Posted by BarbC coastal SC (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 26, 02 at 1:28
| Not outdoors. Hilton Head is zone 8, I believe, same as mine, but maybe a *few* degrees warmer overall in winter. Winter in zone 8 kills 'em dead. |
RE: Bougainvillae
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| We have a bougainvillae by our front walk that seems to attract a "leaf eating" something. Can anyone tell me just what may be attracted to our vine. We have it on a trellis which gets approximately 5 hours of sun. It also has leaf miners?? they look like trails through the leaf. Any help would be appreciated. We live in Sarasota, FL. |
RE: Bougainvillae
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| I have to disagree with BARBC. Bougainvillea does very well here, you just need to think about planting location and varietal selection. I have a neighbor whom had their "red; bougianvillea, unprotected and completely exposed on the north side of their house which was "killed to the ground" by the January 23-24 2003 freeze event ( 19 degrees). It was back up and blooming by May. I would strongly recomend that you plant the "purple" variety, which in my experience is leaf hardy to 24 degrees, and it takes a couple more degrees than that to knock it to the ground. My purple bougainvillea ( semi-espaliered on the south side of my house) is completely undamaged from taking temps in the mid 20's and upper 20's several times already this winter. Bougainvillea, particualry the purple form, does just fine here, but be prepared to treat it as a perennial in case a 5-10 year freeze visits. |
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