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Bougainvilleas are colorful flowers that bloom in bright shades of pink, purple, and orange. They grow on climbing vines and can make gardens look beautiful and cheerful!
Key details
- Height
- 50-1200 cm
- Spread
- 50-600 cm
- Flower Size
- 0.5-1 cm
- Bloom Season
- Year-round in tropical climates; summer and fall in temperate zones
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Mild
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Traits
FloweringShrubEvergreenColorfulPollinator MagnetRapid GrowingDomesticatedUrban Friendly
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The bougainvilleas has vibrant, papery 'flowers' that come in dazzling shades of purple, pink, red, orange, and white. These colorful parts are actually modified leaves called bracts, which surround a small, cream-colored true flower, making it visually distinct from many other flowering plants.
Bougainvilleas can live for many decades, some even over a hundred years old!
Its colorful 'petals' are actually special leaves, much like a protective, showy disguise!
Some types of bougainvillea can be pruned and shaped into unique bonsai trees!
