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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Partial Shade - Full Sun
~
3-6 hours of sun per day, with protection from intense mid-day sun
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Plant Type
Vine, Annual, Perennial, Shrub
Lifespan
Perennial, Annual, Woody
Flower
Flowers are found in axillary clusters of three, each flower with a purple, red, pink, or orange bract beneath. The calyx is tubular with 5 lobes approximately 2 cm long. The tube is the same color as the bracts, with white lobes approximately 3 mm long and 5-10 stamens.
Fruit
Winged achenes are 1-1.5 cm, elongate, 5-ribbed containing 1 seed and are distributed by wind and water.
Benefits
Attracts
Bees
Butterflies
Moths
Pollinators
Taxonomy
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Bougainvillea
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