Bougainvillea spectabilis (Bougainvillea)

Bougainvillea is one climbing shrub, which is native to Brazil, widespread also now in subtropical regions into the southern Mediterranean area with shoot thorns and wide mostly reddish violet or pink-orange high leaves (in our garden purpurish red and pink-white). The name given to the plant for the honor of the French seafarer and discoverer Louis Antonine de Bougainville. Bougainvillea belongs to the family Nyctaginaceae.

White flowering cultivar of the Bougainvillea in our garden in December 2009.

Dark rose flowering cultivar of Bougainvillea in our garden in July 2010.

Filled flowering pink cultivar Bougainvillea in our garden in July 2010.

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Updated by Joachim Jaeck on August 1st, 2010