(Bougainvillea, James Walker Bougainvillea, Paperflower)

This fabulous tropical vine with its brilliant purple flowers brings vibrant color to frost-free gardens. It is a hallmark of Mexico and California but can be found thriving in dry climates around the world. The parent species are native to South America where various colors and forms were bred early on to create the contemporary garden varieties. This large woody vine-like plant known as a liana produces long arching branches decked with dark green leaves. It thrives in well-drained soils in very...

(Bougainvillea, Juanita Hatten Bougainvillea, Paperflower)

Variegated leaves and fiery red color combine in this showy tropical vine for frost-free gardens. This is a liana, a term for tropical shrubs that send their long branches into jungle trees of South America. Three major species are the parents of our contemporary hybrids, which have been crossed into a dazzling array of sizes and colors. The long shoots of ‘Juanita Hatten’ are lined with dark green leaves sectioned elegantly with lighter-green.

The blend of bright red and dark pink color is from...

(Bougainvillea, La Jolla Bougainvillea, Paperflower)

This shrubby bougainvillea features bright red flowers and a relatively short-branched, compact, arching habit. It is one of a rainbow of Bougainvillea hybrids developed over the past few decades. All bougainvillea species hail from tropical and subtropical regions of South America.

The red "blossoms" are actually leaf-like bracts, which subtend clusters of tiny tubular flowers. The true flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds and long-tongued insects, bringing further color to the garden....

(Bougainvillea, Mary Palmer Bougainvillea, Surprise Bougainvillea)

The hybrid 'Mary Palmer' bougainvillea (also known as 'Surprise' and 'Snow Cap'), a cross of Bougainvillea spectabilis and B. peruviana, is a lovely semi-evergreen vine that usually flowers multiple times across the year. The small flowers are creamy-white and are surrounded by colorful papery bracts that are coppery when young and then mature to white and vibrant shades of pink. Some bracts can have marbling of the two colors. Occasionally the plant may revert to bracts that are...

(Bougainvillea, Mary Palmer's Enchantment Bougainvillea)

This hybrid bougainvillea, 'Mary Palmer's Enchantment,' is a popular semi-evergreen vine that flowers multiple times during the year. The small flowers are creamy-white and are surrounded by large, papery white bracts (petal-like leaves). Its large, dark green leaves are smooth and may persist year-round, depending on temperature and soil moisture. It is a plant with reaching, vigorous, thorny stems that need room to spread and climb.

Plant ‘Mary Palmer’s Enchantment’ in full to partial sun. In...

(Bougainvillea, Miami Pink Bougainvillea, Paperflower)

The hybrid 'Mary Palmer' bougainvillea (also known as 'Surprise' and 'Snow Cap'), a cross of Bougainvillea spectabilis and B. peruviana, is a lovely semi-evergreen vine that usually flowers multiple times across the year. The small flowers are creamy-white and are surrounded and dwarfed by colorful papery bracts that are coppery when young and then mature to white and vibrant shades of pink. Some bracts can have marbling of the two colors. Occasionally the plant may revert to bracts...

(Bougainvillea, Paperflower, Tahitian Dawn Bougainvillea)

The orange hued flowers of Tahitian Dawn® age to rosy-mauve. This tough tropical vine offers superb hot color to arid frost free gardens or greenhouses.

Bougainvilleas are the ornamental hallmark of Hawaii, Mexico and California but thrive in dry climates around the world. The parent species to all bougie hybrids are native to South America.

This large woody twining vine produces long arching branches decked with dark evergreen leaves. Tiny tubular flowers are flanked by colorful orange...

(Bougainvillea, Paperflower, Texas Dawn™ Bougainvillea)

Luscious pink bloom gives ‘Monas’ a place in elegant traditional planting, cottage gardens, and tropical landscapes. This hybrid bougainvillea is a hallmark of Mexico and California but can be found thriving in dry climates around the world. The parent species are native to South America where various colors and forms were bred early on to create the contemporary garden varieties. This large woody vine-like plant produces long arching branches decked with dark green leaves.

The color is from bracts,...

(Bougainvillea, Jamaica White™ Bougainvillea, Paperflower)

Cool snow white bracts with just a hint of blush make ‘Monca’ a spectacular garden-wedding vine and the perfect tropical climber for classical, designed landscapes. The parent species are native to South America where various colors and forms were bred early on to create the contemporary garden varieties. They thrive in dry climates around the world. A large, woody vine-like plant, ‘Monca’ produces long, arching stems decked with dark green leaves.

The color is from bracts, which are modified...

(Bougainvillea, Paperflower, Purple Queen™ Bougainvillea)

A fabulous tropical vine, this hybrid bougainvillea with its brilliant purple flowers is both a climber and a groundcover due to its dense green foliage. Bougainvillea is a hallmark of Mexico and California but can be found thriving in dry climates around the world. The parent species of ‘Moneth’ are native to South America where various colors and forms were bred early on to create the contemporary garden varieties. This hybrid is a smaller form that climbs by the same arching limbs and hooks, but...