Carpet Purple Bougainvillea

Low spreading bougainvillea with small leaves and light purple flower bracts.

Carpet purple bougainvillea.

The only true dwarf bougainvillea is the helen johnson variety. One of the best bougainvilleas for a ground cover. 1 provide a trellis or. 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 genus comprises 14 species of spiny shrubs trees and vines. Bougainvillea is native to central america most of south america the caribbean islands spain parts of the united states and many other warm climates. This is a hardy little shrub that can be kept trimmed to about 3 feet under a meter in height. 51th street miami fl 33175 phone.

Different authors accept from four to 18 species in the genus. Purple queen bougainvillea is a tropical sun loving plant suitable for growing in the warm climates of u s. 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. Purple queen is one of the finest new bougainvillea cultivars introduced by monrovia.

The flower bracts are so numerous that the plant is a purple carpet hence the name. It s history descends through a convoluted ancestry involving three south american species from brazil including b.