Bougainvillea

In a home garden, this was by far the biggest display from Bougainvillea I had ever seen. I wondered if it was a single plant or several. This is just part of the display, both tremendous in width and height.

These thorny, drought tolerant ornamental vines, shrubs and trees in genus Bougainvillea are native to South America, from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. Well known for their intensely coloured flowers, which are actually a modified coloured leaf called a bract. A ring of bracts surrounds the tiny white tubular flowers clustering in the centre.

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Patomarazul

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Beautiful! They also grow very nicely in Spain, my native land :-) Posted 5 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
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  I can imagine. Have also seen them in vibrant displays in Greece, so they certainly thrive in the heat. I become one of those annoying people as I go around explaining about the 'flowers' ha ha Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
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    Really? But I think is nice to talk about them. They are often overlooked ornamentals in my land :-) Posted 5 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

WOWWW! This is so beautiful! Posted 5 years ago

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