Carpet Purple Bougainvillea

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11.

Carpet purple bougainvillea. Low spreading bougainvillea with small leaves and light purple flower bracts. 51th street miami fl 33175 phone. The genus comprises 14 species of spiny shrubs trees and vines. Bougainvillea ˌ b uː ɡ ɪ n ˈ v ɪ l i ə or ˌ b oʊ ɡ ɪ n ˈ v ɪ l i ə is a genus of thorny ornamental vines bushes or trees it is native to eastern south america from brazil west to peru and south to southern argentina.

This gorgeous vine is available in many colors including hot pink my favorite red purple lavender yellow orange pale pink white and white with pink tipped edges. The only true dwarf bougainvillea is the helen johnson variety. It s history descends through a convoluted ancestry involving three south american species from brazil including b. 51th street miami fl 33175 phone.

The flower bracts are so numerous that the plant is a purple carpet hence the name. Different authors accept from four to 18 species in the genus. Purple queen is one of the finest new bougainvillea cultivars introduced by monrovia. One of the best bougainvilleas for a ground cover.

This is a hardy little shrub that can be kept trimmed to about 3 feet under a meter in height. 1 provide a trellis or.