Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers. Different authors accept between four and 18 species in the genus. They are native plants of South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. Bougainvilleas are popular ornamental plants in most areas with warm climates.
They’re gorgeous!
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Thank you Gunilla!
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Thank you Raewyn!
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Lovely photos. 😀
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I have taken that photo on our way to Darling, here in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is quite common to see it along to roads. These hardy scramblers can grow anywhere from one to 12 metres high and are often planted along boundary walls because beneath the flowers and leaves are spiky thorns.
Although bougainvillea is not indigenous to South Africa (it’s native to South America), the vine is popular because it’s a low maintenance, water-wise climber that thrives in our climate.
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Where in the World do bougainvillea grow wild along the road?? I want to go there and roll around in them I love them so much!
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What a lovely pop of colour to start the day! 🙂 I miss bougainvillea when I’m not in the Algarve.
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