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Should you plant bougainvillea?

chamcay.trangnguyenxmDyhC_Schamcay.trangnguyenxmDyhC_S Posts: 1
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Should you plant bougainvillea?
In Vietnam, you will often see houses growing bougainvillea flowers like this.
Many people think that growing flowers like this is easy to attract snakes and also takes a lot of time to prune.
I am planning to grow bougainvillea, please advise me? 

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  • ViewAheadViewAhead Posts: 866
    Where are you gardening?  It would be unlikely to harbour snakes in the UK, but hardiness would be an issue. 
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Are you in Vietnam? This is a UK based site so I doubt many of us would know about snakes. Bougainvillea has to be kept indoors in the winter so it isn't a common plant in the UK.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Beautiful plants if you live in a climate that suits them.
    One thing to be aware of - 

    They're not recommended in homes with children, the elderly, or pets. The vine's sap is toxic and if ingested in sufficient amounts, people and pets can become very ill. If pricked by one of the thorns, you may develop an allergic response similar to that of poison ivy or poison oak.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    @chamcay.trangnguyenxmDyhC_S   Wherever you live, plants will require planting in something whether it be ground or container - they won't last long otherwise.
    The simple answer to the your query is Yes. 
     Where, how and what in is a different matter and depends on your circumstances including location, climate, ground, planting medium available, container availability ................
    More information will be needed to gain any sensible advice.
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