The Secrets Of Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a riot of color...this is Grenada's national flower. (Lucky Grenanda)

[Danette Thompson]

I didn't know that. It is abundant here. Lovely photo.

[CC Folk]

We had a bougainvillea growing up our fireplace and chimney at my childhood home. It was pretty and my mother was thrilled when our modest home was featured on a postcard in my hometown. Lovely!

[Leana Niemand]

Beautiful.

[gloria jones]

Lovely, dainty capture...great color and light

[*lynn]

delicious! fav

[Lisa Poland]

Very beautiful!

[aikimomm (phoebe)]

Nice capture of that one little flower that had blossomed out, spectacular against the magenta.

[Carole G]

Love Bougainvillea. Tried to grown it here, but we're just a bit too far South.

[Penelope Ann]

At first glance I thought this was fabric!

[haskar]

Lovely

[Connie Little]

Wonderful image.

[Mona]

Love the softness in this great photo. Well done.

[Sam]

Are all of these from your garden Peter?

[Lynda McG]

Beautiful- fav

[FBailey]

Just gorgeous ...

[Dione Giorgio]

Excellent capture. Great colours. Fav.

[Jenfurj]

Wonderful capture of the folds of the petals and colour. (They do have big thorns though)

[elkehochban]

Beautiful!

[Peter Dulis]

@gigiflower - not all - some are from local greenhouse gardens + nursury greenhouses :)

[Sam]

@pdulis Thank you - I bet you still have a beautiful garden!

[Peter Dulis]

@gigiflower - LOL - its actually my wife who's the gardener - I just take the photos :)

[Sam]

@pdulis That's part of the partnership!!

[william wooderson]

I never knew that... and a good choice of flower it is too!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Such pretty colors and details.

[Jane Pittenger]

Marvelous color

[Margaret Brown]

Love it, fav

[Elizabeth]

One of my favorite plants... bougainvillea!

[Allison Williams]

Lucious color.

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up. Interesting info.

[Casablanca]

Makes me think of the Italian lakes and the south of France. Lovely deep colour and pleasant softness.

[Terri]

So dreamy, love it.

[Sandy]

FAVulous.

[Jessika Panteleios]

I love bougainvillea and this is such a lovely shot of one.

[Gayle]

Gorgeous! :-)

[Walks @ 7]

Glows with beauty. Fav!