BOUGAINVILLEA PLANTS

 

INFORMATION

Bougainvilleas (Bougainvillea species) are tropical and subtropical woody plants of the Four-O'Clock family (Nyctaginaceae). They are named for Admiral Louis A. de Bougainville, a French traveler (1729-1811) who found them in South America. They are prickly, evergreen, and are mainstream for their huge, bright "blossoms," which are delivered most lavishly in summer. Like the dogwood and the poinsettia, their brilliant "petals" or "blossoms" are truly altered leaves considered bracts that encompass the genuine little white rounded blossoms. They might go in shading from white, yellow, orange, pink, purple or blood red.

Zones: 

Perpetual in 9-11; can be developed as a yearly in colder zones, or brought inside over winter.

Stature/Spread: 

Most assortments of bougainvillea grow 20 to 30 feet tall and wide with help. Whenever developed as groundcover, they will be 1-1/2 to 2 feet tall and spread 8 to 10 feet wide. There are bantam assortments which will by and large develop to be 3-6 feet tall and wide.

Openness: 

Bougainvillea flourishes in full sun. Some evening conceal in amazingly warm climate might be gainful.

Sprout time: 

In zones 9-11, bougainvillea will sprout on and off the entire year. In colder zones, it will go lethargic when acquired for winter and will blossom chiefly in summer.

Shading: 

The genuine blossoms on bougainvillea are minuscule, typically white, and are encircled by brilliant bracts. The bracts are the genuine masterpieces and come in shades of red, purple, fuchsia, hot pink, light pink, orange, apricot and white. The bracts, frequently called "bogus blossoms," are what draw in pollinators to the genuine blossoms covered up inside their splendidly hued background.