What many people think of as the blooms of bougainvillea are not actually blooms at all. The showy paper-like structures are a modified leaf called a bract. These three bracts hide the true flowers inside, which are small, trumpet-shaped flowers in whites and yellows. If you look closely at the one in the middle you will see the small white flower inside.
This is sooo interesting to me, I have a few of these fabulously colourful and romantic plants which give great shade, they take a lot of work but so worth It.
In Cyprus they grow wild like out of control weeds.
Locals think I’m a little odd to choose them for my garden.
Scottsdale, AZ
It is a cool name.
In Cyprus they grow wild like out of control weeds.
Locals think I’m a little odd to choose them for my garden.
They are really beautiful.