Rank Species | Genus Bougainvillea Higher classification Bougainvillea | |
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Similar Bougainvillea, Bougainvillea spectabilis, Nyctaginaceae, Bougainvillea × buttiana, Marvel‑of‑peru | ||
Bougainvillea glabra
Bougainvillea glabra, lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, is the most common species of bougainvillea used for bonsai.
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Description
It is an evergreen, climbing shrub with thorny stems. It usually grows 10–12 ft (3.0–3.7 m) tall, occasionally up to 30 ft (9 m). Tiny white flowers usually appear in clusters surrounded by colorful papery bracts, hence the name paperflower. The leaves are dark green, variable in shape, up to 4 in (10 cm) long. The flowers are about 0.4 cm in diameter (the pink petal-like structures are not petals, but bracts.)
Cultivation
B. glabra is heat and drought tolerant and frost sensitive. It is easily propagated by cuttings. It needs full sunlight, warm weather and well drained soil to flower well.
References
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