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Bougainvilleas made it through the winter.
March, 2026
The Bougainvilleas made it through the winter. I'm so happy, they even began to bloom in the greenhouse in early March. I didn't lose any this year, it turned out so much better than the year before. The ones I have in the ground are all beginning to grow as well. And to my surprise, I had left a bunch of long cut Bougainvillea stems in a glass jar with water and many of those began to grow leaves and bracts. I've transplanted them to soil and hope they survive the transplant. I'm looking forward to this spring.
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