General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 25 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Other: Attractive colorful, paper bracts of pink, orange or yellow, surrounding small white flowers.
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Paper Flower
  • Lesser Bougainvillea
  • Bougainvillea

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Location: Asheville, NC
Date: 05/30/2017
NC Arboretum
Location: Dattaji Salvi Udyan, Thane, India
Date: 04/08/2018
photo by Dinesh Valke via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/d
Location: Florida
Date: 2012-03-05
Location:  In Gladys Porter Zoo at Brownsville, Tx
Date: 2015-02-05
Location: On a wild beach, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-10
Location: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Date: April 6 2022
Location: On a wild beach, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-10
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-17
Location: Jacksonville, Fl.
Date: 2015-08-19
Location: Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
"Bougainvillea glabra at Kadavoor"; © 2010 Jeevan Jose, Kerala,

photo credit: H. Zell
Location: Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Tx
Date: 2015-02-05
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
Bonsai exhibit at Selby Gardens
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2015-01-17
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