Carpet Purple Bougainvillea

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Carpet purple bougainvillea.

Different authors accept from four to 18 species in the genus. Low spreading bougainvillea with small leaves and light purple flower bracts. This gorgeous vine is available in many colors including hot pink my favorite red purple lavender yellow orange pale pink white and white with pink tipped edges. The flower bracts are so numerous that the plant is a purple carpet hence the name.

Purple queen bougainvillea is a tropical sun loving plant suitable for growing in the warm climates of u s. Bougainvillea is native to central america most of south america the caribbean islands spain parts of the united states and many other warm climates. It s history descends through a convoluted ancestry involving three south american species from brazil including b. 1 provide a trellis or.

51th street miami fl 33175 phone. The only true dwarf bougainvillea is the helen johnson variety. Bougainvillea ˌ b uː ɡ ɪ n ˈ v ɪ l i ə or ˌ b oʊ ɡ ɪ n ˈ v ɪ l i ə is a genus of thorny ornamental vines bushes or trees it is native to eastern south america from brazil west to peru and south to southern argentina. This is a hardy little shrub that can be kept trimmed to about 3 feet under a meter in height.

The genus comprises 14 species of spiny shrubs trees and vines. Like its larger relative dwarf bougainvillea can be grown in usda zones 9 11 where it provides lovely pink or purple blooms year round.