General Landscape Uses: Container gardening, low hedge or border planting, ground cover or spreading accent plant, trellis trained, coastal gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Erosion control and soil stabilization, pollinator attraction, heat reduction, drought and low maintenance landscaping, habitat for small wildlife

Description: Bougainvillea is a hardy perennial that comes in many colors, flowers throughout the year, and is great for dry sunny areas. It can be maintained as a bush or trained along a trellis for use as a vine.

Dimensions: Height 8 ft.; Spread 3 – 5 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: Brazil

Native Habitats: Dry forests, savannas, disturbed areas, coastal regions, rocky hillsides and slopes

Soils: Well-draining, sandy or loamy with a pH of 5.5 – 6.5

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: High

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Magenta-pink bracts

Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular, located inside bracts

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: Small, dry seed pods

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, layering

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