Bougainvillea spectabilis

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 Bougainvillea spectabilis subsp. var.  Bougainvillea
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Habit: vine-climber
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Lifespan: perennial
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Flower features: red
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Bougainvillea spectabilis, Willd. (B. speciosa, Lindl. B. splendens, Hort.). Taller and stricter, with larger and thicker Lvs., hairy: fls. in large panicles; bracts larger, deep rose-color, but varying to purple and greenish. Brazil.—An immense and strong-growing climber, rising by means of numerous stout hooked spines. Variable; known also as B. brasiliensis, B. bracteata and B. peruviana. Var. lateritia, Lem. (B. lateritia, Hort.), has brick-red bracts.More showy than, the last when in full bloom; perhaps distinct; said to be more difficult to start from cuttings than the type, at least without bottom heat.


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