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Bougainvillea
In 1768, Admiral Louis de Bougainvillea journeyed the Pacific Ocean and discovered this flowering vine that now bears his name.
Found all over Mexico, this vibrantly colored plant provides brilliant splashes of purple and lavender, shocking pink, white and orange on fences and walls.
Members of the Nyctaginaceae family (Four-O'Clocks) these tropical climbers are vigorous, evergreen, woody vines with thorns. A tangle of bougainvillea vines along a fence line makes for some good protection and pleasing to the eye!
Bougainvilleas show their greatest color in winter and early spring - the dry season - although there are year-round varieties. The vines can be clipped to stay bushy in pots or hanging baskets, or trained to grow in large cascades over fences, walls and trellises.
Keep long shoots cut back to 18"-20", fertilize frequently and water very lightly for best bloom. Bougainvilleas are almost totally insect-free.
