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Bougainvillea spectabilis

Great Bougainvillea, Paper Flower

Names

Scientific name
Bougainvillea spectabilis
Common name
Great Bougainvillea, Paper Flower

Measurements

Height
2 - 40 ft
Spread
2 - 41 ft
Spacing
36 in
Growth Rate
Fast

Requirements

Hardiness zones
9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
Sunlight
Full Sun
Soil Drainage
Well Drained
Soil type
Loam, Sand
Soil pH
Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Evergreen broadleaf
Foliage color
Medium Green, Dark Green
Fall foliage
Green
Bloom time
Spring, Summer, Fall
Bloom color
Magenta, White, Red, Orange
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer
Propagation methods
Seeds, Cuttings
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
Willd.
Publication
Sp. Pl., ed. 4 , 2: 348 (1799)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Bougainvillea

Synonyms

Josepha augusta Bougainvillea bracteata Bougainvillea brasiliensis Bougainvillea brasiliensis Bougainvillea spectabilis var. hirsutissima Bougainvillea spectabilis var. parviflora Bougainvillea spectabilis var. virescens Bougainvillea virescens Bougainvillea peruviana Bougainvillea speciosa

References

Bougainvillea spectabilis (Bougainvillea, Great Bougainvillea, Paper Flower) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/bougainvillea-spectabilis/, accessed November 8, 2024

Antifertility Effect of Bougainvillea spectabilis or Paper Flower - PMC, National Library of Medicine, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5414450/, accessed November 8, 2024

beautiful bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) · iNaturalist, iNaturalist, https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/62949-Bougainvillea-spectabilis, accessed November 8, 2024

Bougainvillea spectabilis – Purdue Arboretum Explorer, Purdue, https://www.arboretum.purdue.edu/explorer/plants/21438/, accessed November 8, 2024

Bougainvillea spectabilis | plant | Britannica, Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/plant/Bougainvillea-spectabilis, accessed November 8, 2024

SEINet Portal Network - Bougainvillea spectabilis, SEINet, https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=33677&clid=4699, accessed November 8, 2024

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science, Plants of the World Online, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:604358-1, accessed November 8, 2024

Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd., Global Biodiversity Information Facility, https://www.gbif.org/species/7167078, accessed November 8, 2024

Bougainvillea spectabilis Calflora, Calflora, https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=9430, accessed November 8, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024

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