My sick Bogenvillea

[BillMcEnaney]

Hi, Everyone,

I'm a new poster hoping to learn much from you experts.

My little Barbara Karst Bougenvillea grows in a terracota bonsai pot under T8 grow lights in my living room. The poor thinng's stem looks perfectly healthy. But old leaves yellow and drop. Since I thought the light could shine too brightly, I moved the plant to a windowsill. The MiracleGro soil supposedly prevents over and under- watering, and I gave the little guy some bonsai fertilizer. What's wrong with the plant? what should I do if the new, unfolding leaf dies.

Though I know the plant can't understand English, I said, "Keep fightin', buddy. We'll beat this together." It keeps growing. But I worry that each new leaf will die.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that I killed aphids with Neem Oil and watered the plant with Fertilome Tree and Shrub Drench. The Ferilome killed the bugs, which suggests that they didn't sicken "Bogie."

Thanks for helping me save my little friennd's life.

Bill

 

[cpp gardener]

Put it near whichever light source is the strongest. They normally grow in full sun and require very high light conditions. You could even move the lights and the Bougie to the brightest window to get the benefit of both.

 

[BillMcEnaney]

Put it near whichever light source is the strongest. They normally grow in full sun and require very high light conditions. You could even move the lights and the Bougie to the brightest window to get the benefit of both.

The plant drops leaves on a windowsill and under the grow lights so it's hard to know how light brightness could be sickening it. Two more yellowed leaves are about to fall off.But the new unfolding leaf looks healthy. Maybe growing the Bougainvillea indoors from seed was a mistake.