Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

General Information Common Name  Paper Flower, Lesser Bougainvillea Scientific Name  Bougainvillea glabra Sun Tolerance  Full Sun Height  1 - 12 m (4 - 40 ft) Spread  3 - 5 m (10 - 18 ft) Growth Rate  Fast Bloom Time  Around Year, Full in Spring Color  Green Flower Color  Magenta, Purple, Red, Orange, Pink, Yellow, White, Violate Type  Shrub Native  All tropical and subtropical countries

Classification Kingdom  Plantae – Plants Subkingdom  Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision  Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division  Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class  Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass  Caryophyllidae Order  Caryophyllales Family  Nyctaginaceae – Four o'clock family Genus  Bougainvillea Species  B. glabra – paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra commonly known as  Paper Flower also known as Lesser Bougainvillea or Bougainvillea. Paper Flower is native of Brazil but now it cultivates all tropical and subtropical countries as ornamental plants. This is an evergreen, climbing woody vine. Its grows 1 – 12 m ( 4 – 40 ft). Tiny multi-color flowers usually appear in clusters surrounded by colorful papery bracts, so that it called paper flower. They have various colored flowers like as magenta, purple, red, orange, pink, yellow, white, violate etc. They tend to flower all year round in equatorial regions. Elsewhere, they are seasonal, with bloom cycles typically four to six weeks. But the real flowers are tucked away inside the papery bracts from summer to autumn.  Single and double flower forms are available. The woody trunk tends to be twisted and the thin stem has sharp thorns and dark green leaves. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4–13 cm long and 2–6 cm broad. Bougainvilleas can be easily grown as a hedge, an arch or a tree on the ground and in pots. Bougainvilleas available in a variety ofspecies, is ideal for bonsai.

Bougainvillea glabra may be grown from root cuttings and branch cuttings. Cuttings can propagate plants easily. Cuttings should be planted in a shady area until they form roots. The shoots, a few inches in length, can be replanted in sandy soil with bottom heat and moisture. Half-ripened or old woodcuttings in six to twelve inch lengths may be rooted April to June. Bougainvillea does best in dry conditions. They need full sunlight, warm weather and well-drained soil to flower well.

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra - Paper Flower - Lesser Bougainvillea

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