Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Bougainvillea
Specie: B. spectabilis
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
Common Name:
Paper Flower
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Nyctaginaceae
Name in English: The Four O'Clock Family
The Plant
Origin: native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentinat
Growth Habit: thorny, woody vines growing anywhere from 1 to 12 meters tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. The thorns are tipped with a black, waxy substance. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season.
Flower:small and white, each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts t
Blooming Period: spring/summer
Leaf: leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate
Usage:
ornamental plant
Care and Handling
Soil: multipurpose potting soi
Amount of water: drench the soil and let it become moderately dry between waterings.
Nutrition: feed weekly with a water soluble fertilizer. Do not fertilize in the winter. An alternative is a granular slow release fertilizer if applied annually in the early spring
Special handling:
Special feature/remarks:
In the landscape, it makes an excellent hot season plant, and its drought tolerance makes bougainvillea ideal for warm climates year-round. Bougainvillea has a high salt tolerance, which makes it a natural choice for color on coastal regions