🌸 Flower
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Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra), a woody vine of the Nyctaginaceae family, bears tiny white true flowers wrapped in three vividly colored papery bracts that give the plant its ornamental impact.
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- Nyctaginaceae
- Plant type
- Evergreen climbing shrub/vine
- Bloom color
- Pink, purple, magenta, red, orange, white (bracts); true flowers white
- Bloom season
- Year-round in frost-free climates; extended flowering period
- Mature height
- 300-900 cm as a climbing vine cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun
- Fragrance
- Little to no fragrance
- Native region
- Brazil, South America
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Drought-tolerant once established; needs well-drained soil to flower well.
- Climate requirements
- Heat-tolerant but frost-sensitive; thrives in warm, tropical to subtropical climates.
- Soil types
- Well-drained soil.
- Propagation method
- Stem cuttings
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies to its nectar-bearing true flowers, with bees also visiting in introduced ranges.
- Toxicity
- Not listed as toxic by the ASPCA; sap may mildly irritate skin and the sharp thorns pose a physical injury risk to pets.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Ornamental hedging, screening, bonsai, container growing
- Economic importance
- Widely cultivated as an ornamental worldwide, a staple of tropical and subtropical landscaping and the nursery trade.
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