In memory of our bougainvillea…
11Wednesday 29 April, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It looks like our two bougainvillea’s have become the latest victims from the much colder than normal winter, albeit it was just perhaps ten nights that did it. Anyway, it is almost May, and there are still no signs of life from either plant, so I’m guessing they’ve had it. Such is life – time to plant some climbing roses instead I think. So here’s a look back at our bougainvillea, as was, AND a curious visitor I found there last autumn 🙂
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Now, this was late last autumn, heading into winter.
Can you spot the visitor hidden in there? Go on, take a closer look….
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Bit closer still…
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Ah yes, there he is…
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After a while having a lens stuffed in his face, he popped out to see what all the fuss was about. Don’t think he was that excited by it all, as after a few seconds, he went back to his original spot, and I in turn climbed back down the stepladder 🙂
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I wish we could grow Bougainvillia, so beautiful. You are lucky to have had them as gusts for this long by the sound of you winds. I do hope they do re grow . 🙂
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Time will tell… Mummy nature does her own thing, and I’ve learned long ago not to argue 🙂
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Oh look out borgainvillea .. it might be rose time! Very handsome little visitor you have there 🙂
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Let’s hope that Patrecia is right and that they make a full recovery.
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They’ve never been that strong anyway. The cold is one thing, plus we get viscous winds (climatic, not personal) for 4 months of non-summer (winter), and 7-10 days blistering hot winds (40+) day and night in July. Both are pretty grim for this plant type.
Will plant roses I think, but not cut back the buggy yet, just in case.
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Your roses seem to do very well so that would be a good idea.
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we lived in Spain from 2000-2007 and we had borgianvillea,,,and one year we had lots of snow and I thought they had died but the next year they were back again so don’t give up hope
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Regrowth from the base? There are some signs of life at soil level, but nothing on the 4-5 metres above that.
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what a shame! i thought they played dead for a while but were quite resilient (but then I’m no gardener)
poking the lens in his face…..haha. that sounds familiar.
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There are some signs of life at the base of one, but normally there is growth and even flowers 6 weeks previously
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Warmth! He was looking for warmth. I hate that your lovely flowers died, darn it. But a wall of climbing roses will be stunning also.
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
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