Bouganvilla Plant

[Jazza64]

Can anybody tell me where I could buy a Bouganvilla Plant in Corralejo.
Thanks in Advance.

[Snowdrop]

Prob at the 2 garden centre type shops up by the football ground / opposite side of roundabout to fuerChina

[Jazza64]

Thanks Snowdrop - I will have a look.

[Ole Man River]

Happy Plants in Tefia. Excellent.

[erik_tonny]

That is one plant you don't want in your yard,
It blooms all year round and produces thousands of spent flowers.
These are inpossible to remove from picon and if they fall on tiles you will discover that they are sticky.
If you buy one, just give it to the neighbors so you can enjoy the beautiful sight.

[emmi]

I agree.  Together with Oleander!    Both gorgeous to look at but a nightmare with dropping flower heads etc.

[malabu]

its a no way plant, we had one looked beautiful but what a mess all year round, it also kept filling the skimmer on the pool and hundreds of petals floating around the pool and patio, go for plants that are not deciduous ie evergreen lot less work and headache, 

[Jazza64]

Ah - thanks for your replies will maybe think again. Any suggestions what I can buy to add a bit of colour to the rockery area ?

[emmi]

I have resorted to some artifical flowers LOL!  Some last ages but other deteriorate in the sun quite fast.  However, they do give a splash pf colour for little outlay and when mixed with natural plants they look OK.  I have spent a small fortune on real plants, but they are either "nuisance" plants like the ones mentioned above, or they just give up the ghost quite soon.  So I have given up buying real stuff now .  Of course, the native cactus and succulents are nice and are trouble free, but they don't give any colour.  Beware though of those with the deadly spines!

[Jazza64]

Thanks Emmi - have quite a few cactus etc. Will maybe look at the artificial option especially as I don't live there all year. I assume somewhere like Fuerchina will sell them.

[calculator]

People could try carpobrotus, malephora and aphenia. They grow like weeds but have nice purple or yellow flowers. The later has red flowers. Ground cover plants and can be hacked back when spread too far.

No need to buy them. Just cut a bit off when you see them in public parks, etc. Shove the cuttings in the ground and they'll root very quickly if watered.

Geraniums grow well here also and provide nice colour.

Bouganvilla and oleanders can also be cut back regularly to restrict size.

[erik_tonny]

A huge group of Strelitzia (bird of paradise)
Why a huge group: so you have enough blooming flowers all year round.
A nice thing with the (sub)tropics is that you don't have real seasons in which flowers bloom.

[Snowdrop]

Jazza64

I have a cutting from a plant that has yellow flowers and thick leaves similar to an ivy shape leaf.  It doesn`t drop many leaves and will grow up a wall if tied. Nor does it need a lot of watering once established.
If you want a rooted cutting you can have for 2 e which i will give to Catwoman.
We are not far from Campanerio.
If interested drop me an email and I can send you pictures.

[emmi]

Jazza 64 - yes the Chinese shops sell artificial flowers/ivy etc.  Some of them are blatantly  awful and fake looking, but others are remarkably authentic - I've even had compliments on my flowers by people none the wiser!

[cockney]

There's a nice garden centre upstairs in Campanario, they do all sorts.

[Snowdrop]

There's a nice garden centre upstairs in Campanario, they do all sorts.

It`s no longer  open

[Jamesy]

I agree.  Together with Oleander!    Both gorgeous to look at but a nightmare with dropping flower heads etc.

My grandma had oleanders, with pink, hot-pink, yellow and white flowers (each separate "tree") some double flower some single (similar to wild rose hip and cultivated versions).

When flower starts shrivelling, it needs cutting, than no "droppoff". They were really cool and I recall my first visit to Canaries, thinking ooh how exotic no wonder my Granny was getting them into basement in each October.