BOUGAINVILLEA,
Family:
Bougainvillea glabra
The Bougainvillea plant is named after a
French navigator, Louis de Bougainville, who took a
specimen back to France in 1768. It is a hardy cultigen
and seems to flower in times of little rain. The
brilliant colors red, orange, white or pink of different
plants emanate from leafy bracts, while the minute
flowers within, are white and have no petals. One of the
first ornamentals visitors will see in house gardens. It
is very common.
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