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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra)

Photo: Vitaium · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

magenta, coral, white

What actually matters with this one

The colour is bracts, not petals. Keep it slightly dry and slightly pot-bound and it flowers far harder.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Zones 9-11
Height
6 m
Flowers
All warm season
Difficulty
moderate

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.