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Beautiful Bouganvilleas

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Dave-Vero Grand Master

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We are getting into the spring dry season, which means bougainvilleas flowering.  They grow well on dry sites and resent irrigation.  The newer thornless and/or interestingly colored varieties are still under-represented, though.

Fla. climate center: 100-119 days>85 F
USDA 1990 hardiness zone 9B
Current USDA hardiness zone 10a
4 km inland from Indian River; 27º N (equivalent to Brisbane)

Central Orlando's urban heat island may be warmer than us

  • 6 years later...
Cikas Mentor

Cikas

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One of my favorite plants.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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Cikas!

Very nice!

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Tropicgardener Mentor

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They are gorgeous plants.......to admire from a distance...... :winkie: I still remember one of my former gardens had a number of large ones. The neighbours all knew when I was pruning them !! :crying::rant:

Andrew,
Airlie Beach, Whitsundays

Tropical Queensland

Justin Veteran

Justin

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Our Bougainvillea, which look like this every mid-May:

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Resident of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, San Diego, CA and Pahoa, HI.  Former garden in Vista, CA.  Garden Photos

CLINODAVE Community Regular

CLINODAVE

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Our Bougainvillea, which look like this every mid-May:

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Awesome! Now THAT is bougainvillea. I grow the old-fashioned purple in wet Hakalau. I don't think most of the other varieties care much for the wet.

Really full garden Grand Master

Really full garden

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Our Bougainvillea, which look like this every mid-May:

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Just spectacular!

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

_Keith Grand Master

_Keith

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Stopped the car just up the street from Axel's place to snap this one. Spectacular and again, the phone picture does it no justice.

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Randall SD Enthusiast

Randall SD

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Formerly I had large Rosenka Bougainvillea planted above my front wall, though very beautiful they were much to large for the spot and required almost constant heavy pruning. After many battles with them I decided to remove them and try one of the new smaller varieties. I replaced them with a Bambino Dwarf Bougainvillea named 'Baby Sophia' shown in the pictures. These have been slower growing and are much easier to maintain with just occasional trimming.

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Really full garden Grand Master

Really full garden

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Formerly I had large Rosenka Bougainvillea planted above my front wall, though very beautiful they were much to large for the spot and required almost constant heavy pruning. After many battles with them I decided to remove them and try one of the new smaller varieties. I replaced them with a Bambino Dwarf Bougainvillea named 'Baby Sophia' shown in the pictures. These have been slower growing and are much easier to maintain with just occasional trimming.

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I am not familiar with this variety.I wish we could get it here in Guatemala.

El Oasis - beach garden, distinct wet/dry season ,year round 20-38c

Las Heliconias - jungle garden ,800m elevation,150+ inches rainfall, year round 15-28c

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