Some color on my bougie
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Mayank
Chumono
Is that an issue? It'll continue flowering for a bit and run out of juice? I've gotten gro lights this year so hoping it'll help.Most of mine are blooming now, just when they had to come inside.
Anyway my wisteria outside hasn't flowered for 15 years since we put in near a trellis
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Root prune that Wisteria 360° one spade deep, 12 to 24" from the crown every year until it does. They need to be rootbound, or run out of room to grow, or some advanced age to bloom.Is that an issue? It'll continue flowering for a bit and run out of juice? I've gotten gro lights this year so hoping it'll help.
Anyway my wisteria outside hasn't flowered for 15 years since we put in near a trellis
Mayank
Chumono
When to root prune? Spring? Did it one time years ago. Nothing happened so I gave up. Now I'll keep doing it until it gives up!!
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Once a year, anytime, like now.
Mayank
Chumono
Ok thanks!
I have grow lights also, which does help, but my biggest one is just coloring up nicely and it would bloom much better if it was outside.Is that an issue? It'll continue flowering for a bit and run out of juice? I've gotten gro lights this year so hoping it'll help.
Anyway my wisteria outside hasn't flowered for 15 years since we put in near a trellis
Steve C
Omono
Mine just came inside today. Supposed to have a frost tonight so had to do the mad scramble to clear a spot for all the tropicals today. Bougie sure had a has had a ton of color the past month or so now.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
My Barbara Karst has just started blooming. It came inside about 2 weeks ago and is under 4 x 4' t-5 6400 k lights. I barely touched it all all this summer so when blooming is over it will get a hard trim. One picture is under lights in current position and other is on steps leading up from basement. The one very long branch has about 40 flowers at least but most are just forming. I apologize for mediocre picture quality. 
Steve C
Omono
Love the root system on that one there penumbra.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Thank you. Yeah, the roots are pretty sexy. It has potential.
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Steve C
Omono
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Steve C
Omono
Oh yeah. The big one was just about to bloom, and it threw nearly all of it's leaves to the floor in a snit.
The other's to a lesser degree, but they all lost some leaves.
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Cut them off at the base of the leaf, leaving the petiole on the branch. There is a bud(s) in the axil of the petiole.
Thanks.
Mine generally defoliate themselves, when brought inside. Surprisingly, my latest from @Zach Smith hasn't dropped a single leaf. They must make them tougher in Louisiana than Florida!
That's interesting. I just got my daughter her first tree (a bougie) about two weeks ago. It was in a greenhouse-ish area at the bonsai nursery and maybe that's why when it came home they didn't drop? I'm trying to learn about them so I don't kill it and can teach her with it.
That may be. Not going from full outdoors, to suddenly indoors. I am by no means an expert, but have learned a bit over the last few years. They are pretty tough, but overwatering is their kryptonite. Learned that lesson the hard way
. The ones that dropped their leaves are already bouncing back. Nice that you're daughter is interested in the hobby. And good choice with the bougie, because flowers! 
