
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, December 4, 1994                   TAG: 9501030124
SECTION: HOMES                    PAGE: E1   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: JOHN ARBOGAST
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

KEEPING SUMMER PLANTS INDOORS THROUGH WINTER

Q: In early October I brought a mandevilla and a bougaainvilla, both hanging baskets, into the house from their summer spots outside. Both plants shed great amounts of leaves. How should I care for these plants this winter?

Mrs. G.W., Rocky Mount

A: Both need bright sunlight during the winter. The bougainvilea is an excellant tropical vining plant for a location with high humidity (about 50 percent) during the winter. Most hybrid bougainvileas have a normal resting period in late fall and will naturally drop much of their foliage. When this occurs, reduce . . .

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