About
Bougainvillea 'Torch Glow' is a distinctive shrub characterized by its numerous upright, woody stems that emerge from the base. These stems are covered with narrow, pointed leaves and bear clusters of vibrant red-pink bracts that encircle small white flowers.
About the genus
Bougainvillea consists of climbing evergreen shrubs that may have thorns. They feature simple, oval-shaped leaves and bear clusters of small tubular flowers, each surrounded by three vibrant, oval bracts.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1-1.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Mediterranean climate plants, Patio and container plants, Sub-tropical
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Needs well-drained soil in a warm, sunny position. Should survive outdoors in sheltered frost-free areas, or grow in a tub and take under glass in winter, or keep in a conservatory
- Pruning
- Shape in the autumn after flowering. Trim off untidy branches at lateral bud. For taller plants, remove around 2-6 inches from tallest part of plant to reduce size
- Propagation
- Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings in summer or softwood cuttings in early spring.
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, mealybugs, aphids and glasshouse red spider mite under glass
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free