Propagating Bougainvillea The Easy Way 

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"the plants dont know that you're cheap, and they don't care". Love it. Great video!

I have a neighbor that has a bunch of bougainvilleas of different colors that blend together as a long hedge around their property like a rainbow. It is so beautiful.

You can propagate Bougies from large pieces/stumps/cuttings as thick as your arm. 30-40cm long, put in tub with 6 inches of sand, water them , cover with plastic, keep moist. In a month or 2 you will have new shoots and roots and a new plant with a really chunky trunk. Many bonsai growers use this method to get a good size trunk almost instantly.

I love how you felt terrible cutting the blooms. I hate cutting the blooms but I keep the blooms scattered on the table as long as I can. First time here and subscribed right away.

The intro song, your wife tapping your shoulder, the throw into the compost pile, just a few things that totally won me over 🤣🤣

That intro, though, with the spelling 🤣

As a small bougainvilleas propogator/seller o would like to note that the older the cutting the better it is. Usually i propogate cuttings that are at least as as thick as a pen and you dont need to put it in a green house/mini green house.

David you are hilarious! Absolutely loved this and can't wait to watch more! So informative and the polar opposite of boring!!

Hi, what happen to them now? Are they growing well? I have 3 bougainvillea i rescued from a shop that almost throw them away, and i am thinking to propagate them to share to my friends

I’m glad I found this method so I can try something different with the bag. My mother has a variegated bougainvillea that we have tried to propagate for years with no success. My father who is no longer with us bought it for her, so propagating it and having one for myself would be special. I’ll keep you posted if this works.

The plants don’t know you’re cheap 😅😂

I have four bogainvilla. I just snipped my tangerine, lavender and butter yellow and planted them as shown in your video, but I used honey instead. Tomorrow I will trim back my pink one and try that as well. Fingers crossed. Thanks Dave!

I plant my cuttings in a box of soil in the fall. Leave it alone all winter and when the time comes they leaf out. I do this to all cut n pokes. Mom taught me when I was wittle that trees go dormant in winter but the roots keep growing.

Watched this two weeks ago and I can't believe that all of my cuttings already have leaves! I used cinnamon and clearly it worked:) Do you recommend the plastic bag method for all propagating or only certain plants? Thanks!

Old yogurt containers: your plants don’t know you’re cheap. That’s awesome. I use individual Pringle’s containers for starting seeds

His daughter can propogate a Bougainville villa but I can't 😂😂😂

Ahhh perfect! ...I have a few dwarf bougainvillea, wanted a couple more but can’t find them anywhere. It’s very hot here (I think it was 92 today) I don’t need to water for weeks??? My daughter’s mini watering can is red, not pink, so wish me luck- I hope it works!

Just what I was looking for! Some of my plants need extra long stems trimmed and I want more plants! Thanks for the info! I try to lable but the writing fades any way. You are enjoyable to watch! Funny! You answered all my questions as I was thinking them.

Once you plant the propagations how often should I water them when inside a plastic bag?

My bougainvillea When covered in plastic, gets surrounded with fungus

OMGGG that rap was mad wicked. i so did not expect that !! wow

Thanks you for this video. I have a neighbor that has a Bougainvillea. And I would like to get some starts from. After watching your video, I can do it. Thanks again

Hi sir David. Thank you for the tips and advice. It is very timely because i will do that later. I have here Bougainvillea and i want to transfer in a small pot. You gave me many good ideas. Thanks again

came for the plants and gardening, stayed for the sick beats

One of those beautiful, vicious buggers used to terrorize us as kids. It was near the porch, and was constantly stabbing us in the face and neck. Mother told us to staunch the blood and walk it off, until one day, it shot out of nowhere and stabbed her in the forehead deep enough to sever her corpus callosum! In her lobotomized state, she consented to having it cut back. But only a little.

The plants don't know you are cheap, and they don't care🤣😅

okay now make a behind the scenes of how you produce your music lol

Neighbor just massacred the 10 year old Bougainvillea arch the better neighbor planted before him. Wish I knew this before it happened as he chopped it all to bits for garbage pick up, so I could have had some easy hedge for outside our future fence, and to sell to the neighbors. But not the killer next door. Giving him Mandevilla mixed with poison oak..oops...jk or maybe I’m not..

She was so sweet make for you the labels. Thank for sharing 👏🌷🥰

Hi David. really enjoyed your video. I've loved Bougainvillea's since I was a kid in Argentina (We called them Santa Rita). I'm 38 now and I bought one online and it came with the hard woody stem and a couple of branching leaves. Well, the USPS guy left in in my mailbox for a couple of days at 32 degrees. Needless to say, I was left with just the woody stem. I persisted. Watered it and within a couple of weeks, 3 new chutes were growing. I kept at it for another month and decided to move it to a bigger pot. (Rookie mistake). I was careful enough not to disturb the roots and it's been another month and it's still "ok". It has however seemed to have stopped growing. Not only that, but I moved it to a sunny window side and when the sun hits it, the leaves appear soft and droopy. When the sun goes away, the firm up again. Any thoughts on how to keep it growing and what's going on with the sun?

Do u sell ur bouViies. ?

Yes appropriate size and kiddy colored watering can, VERY IMPORTANT! LOL Nice one! Thanks David, I just killed seven cuttings, so will definitely try this!

Love the pink watering can.hehe How did you go? Did it grow? Could you do an 'one month after' vid? I've tried this many times on different plants but weeks later after I remove the plastic bags. They die 😭

Great shirt! Thanks for sporting KW! We love Bougainvillea and used them similarly around the perimeter of our home in Malawi.

I have a love/hate relationship with these. They're so pretty, and little birds love to make protected nests in them. (I love the birds) the thorns on these are so bad though. Make sure to wear long sleeves when trimming these...And definitely don't plant them near a driveway like someone I know did. (Okay, it was me)...the thorns on a mature plant will go through a car tire, and stab right through the bottom of thin flip-flops. Anyways, I had no idea these could be propagated. Really cool. 👍

Hey David, how about an update? How are they looking?

Great your daughter having the interest it's wonderful your a great dad.. You will have to call the plant after her 😊🌿

hey, do you need to poke some holes for drainage in the bags with the soil, or do you want to keep them intact to retain all the moisture? thanks!

More of a reason for cutting off the lease is because the plant will be sending energy to those leaves instead of to growing roots which it needs to do first. If it grows leaves with no roots it’s going to die.I think leaving a small one is a better idea than cutting a big one just seems like it would take less energy but I’m not sure I know flowers take the most energy

So do you only water it one time ?

Great explaination. Thanks, you are so funny. One love 🇯🇲

Enjoyed that a lot! Thank you! (And now I need a little pink watering can.)

Glad you guys have a large property to plant those on. In a neighborhood like mine I can’t believe people plant these. They are out of control! I had two that took me years to finally kill. People say the roots are fragile and stuff and I have gone to town on the stumps with axes, hammers, chainsaws and they still keep growing back! Be careful where you put them because they grow so fast and take over everything around them

Great .....🌷👍👍👍 I love the video ...... 🙏 subb!!!

I almost spilled my coffee reading the title of this video 😆 Were there drainage holes in your pots?

My husband and I love your song at the end. I think we listened to it at least 5 times. Made us laugh 😂. Take care.

Thanks, where’s your link? Silly question, do you water after he bag or does that create sufficient moisture while rooting?

how often do you water the cuttings after you cover with plastic bag?

Im really digging that biscuits song in the beginning .......also, awesomely informative video thanks !

What happens if you put them in the sun, or a sun simulating light right away:? Will they survive:? This plant is a sun lover so it's confusing to me that you would put them in the shade.

In Brazil, (where the bougainvilleas are also from), we call it PRIMAVERA as well. It might be easier for you to say it. 😊

It is NOT a Spanish name. The Ls do not get dropped. Your first pronunciation is correct.

Hola, buenas noches, soy de México, me encantan las bugambilias

I made a small aeroponic system to grow a small salsa garden but by accident I found that it also makes cuttings root super fast. I had stuck some bougainvillea cuttings in there when my tomato plant got too big and had to be moved outdoors. I was shocked how fast it rooted. Now I use it just for propagating.

Came for the edibles originally but love the other type of gardening plants also.

Speaking of edibles.... The flower and colorful bracts are edible. They are usually made into an infused cold iced tea kind of drink that takes on the same for as the flower! Eat your hedge.

I need a tiny pink watering can 😂😂 Didn’t expect to enjoy this !!

Did you seriously just make a bougainvillea track?! Okay, I gotta subscribe lol thanks for the info

Pronounce it the Aussie way mate Bogan Vill Ee Ah. Impress your mates by adding a bit of Steve Irwin to it 👍

Thanks for sharing your simplified propagating method. I will definitely try it.

The plants don't know yr cheap lmao. I am guilty. I use 91% alcohol peroxide diet containers shake bottles milk jugs yogurt cups

2:42 "Thats what she said."

Wow, ya got me excited now:))) I'm on it. Easy to understand, thanks so much:)

Just wondering I have one but it’s just like a stick right now it did bloom last year but I want to have one full in a hanging basket so should I just cut the one I have and try to root it iam in Vancouver bc Canada zone 8 b and it’s now Jan 25 2023 can I do this now or do I have to wait till spring ,,great video

Thanks. So you did not water them in the 6 weeks it was bagged? I'm in the Florida ridge Zone 9a where soil is very sandy. I'd like to do the same thing with my perimeter but ideally without pots and in there permanent spot.

Thank you. Well demonstrated and explained.

Wanting to take some clippings from a Florida bush and start a fence if these in North, North Carolina I have a lot of shade where I want to put them. Do you think they will grow?

LOL! What on earth was that rap at the end, I loved it.

WHAT IS THE BEST TIME GROWING CUTTING BOUGAINVILLE DURING THE YEAR PLEASE?? THANK YOU 🙏

I propagated 5 bougainvillea's but none has flowered. They are still in the pot and now the roots have come through the bottom of the pot and they stopped growing. Im scared to repot them cause they might die and that would devastate me.

Lovely David nice to see cuttings been done.. Always interesting.. Wish I could gtow them here in Ireland it's to cold. Only moss and shamrock grows here 😂😂😂😂🇮🇪☘️

I love your personality!!!🤣 Thank you for the knowledge🤗

Today I learned the correct pronunciation is bow gun villa. Thanks, David the Good!

Just starting few pot of Barbara karst to be eventually repotted in large terrocata pots. But, how and when to prune for eventually a lush bloom.

Not labeling, yup that's my trademark. I say it's a surprise. 🤓

i noticed your cuttings had flowers, so did you take the cuttings during the summer? does it work anytime of the year since you didnt mention anything on this matter?

Great video! something not very clear is after how and mow often to water the cuttings in the cup covered with bag.

Well you totally won me over. You make it sound so easy. I am a new subscriber. I always thought you had to wet the cutting then use the hormone on it. Plus I always water before pushing the stem into the soil. Is that what wrong?? Can I use this method for like princess geraniums? I just can't get those flowers to root for me. I am 70 years old, but I don't feel like it. I love working in my yard with my flowers, but I never have any money to buy more. Not living high on the hog on SSI. Your channel is perfect for me. Thanks for this video!

Now how on earth did I miss this Goodstream?!! Well, I'm here and totally absorbing all the facts stated here and learning how to propagate Bougainvillea, 😂it is a bit hard to pronounce at first but maybe the name we give it here in Mexico is better? Camelina, my dad established 3 purple and one red and they are growing GOOD, just this day I trimmed some of the thorny vines, and thought is it possible to establish new plants from cuttings? So I came here and lots of videos but why go to the others when I see you my mentor, David The Good showing us how to go about it! Don't know if you know but the red or purple flowers, 2 flowers with a rind of sweet lime or lima(the lime is round, looks like a small orange while the lima is somewhat bell-shaped with a round protuberance at the end), well you steep the flowers and the piece of rind in hot water and you have an infusion to help you recuperate from your cold, flu or sniffles. Gonna try your method tomorrow with some cuttings, well the totally green one no good but the other 3 have a brown, barklike texture and plant these guard plants to protect our home! , Thanks for sharing and greetings for Miss Rachel, the Good Children, including #10 and you Sir David!

I have two plants and I put them outside this summer got a lot of sunshine then it turned cold one night, now there is nothing but bare stems. What can I do with it? I think it is still alive. Please let me know I Love these plants!

You need to tell us where you live, and what time of the year you did this. As I write this I'm in Florida, and it's October.

Do u sell bouVies.

I went to a talk you had for preppers in NSB. It was very informative! So glad to find your channel.

nice video david, thumbs up! i have no problem spelling and saying the word bougainvillea. LOL Btw, what country are you in? Looks like a tropical one. I love yellow bougainvilleas. they are so beautiful. Great idea on the used tires to be used for planting. I saw a pair down the road, I will go and pick them up hope they are still there.

Very good video thanks, when its the right time to priogate the bagonvillea pls

Baahhhaaa 😂😂😂 they don’t know that you’re cheap 😂 love it!!! Thank you for your video!!!

Hey you've got the red colour of Bougainville which is very rare not easily found in my country.

5:50 Tumeric also and is the Cheapest. 50 ml gel in Bunnings { Aust} costs around $13. !!

You said you weren't going to keep track of the colors, and then you did, what else did you or didn't you do?

I love bougainvilleas in colors. I like that they have torns to keep unwanted animals/reptiles away apart from the beauty

Hay lắm anh bạn

Nice realxing informative videos Could we collest seeds

If I have no flowers, what does it mean? Not enough light? My patio faces West.

It is actually edible, so happy wife, and salad and teas.

You are amazing! I'm so happy I found you, I am a new subscriber for sure.

At what point did you start introducing it to direct sunlight and how'd u do it?

Nice song David 👍 bogan you know the rest

I got the Bougainvillea I got to bougie down Bougainvillea I think it's growing around

If all of the cuttings take root in the same pot, how do you separate them when it is time to re-pot? Is it ok to keep them all together when re-potting