Scientific Name:
Bougainvillea
cv.
Pronunciation:
boo-gun-VEEL-ee-uh
Common Name:
paper flower
Family Name:
Nyctaginaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering pot plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Thorny and twiggy with stems that erect from the ground; leaves alternate, simple ovate with acuminate tips, 4-13cm long x 2-6cm wide; florets small usually white, each group of three are surrounded by three or six colourful bracts that are commonly pink or purple, sepals white and petal-like, tubular at base.
Habit:
Irregular, Pendulous
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Arbors or trellis, Container planting, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Some cvs. variegated.
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers clustered
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Culivars shown: Bougainvillea 'Moneth' (Purple Queen) and B. ' James Walker'. Note: the showy parts are bracts
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Green, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating, Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Leaf-like bracts, Spines
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
High
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
Move plants indoors for winter
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale insects (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
