Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bougainvillea hybrida Mrs Butt Paper Flower, Strawflower, Straw Flower,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers, Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Climbing / Twining, Dense, Horizontal Branching, Shrub Like, Spreading, Upright
Description:
A hardy fast growing tropical climber or large shrub, producing masses or crimson red flower bracts throughout the warmer months of the year. Very tough and vigorous plant making it perfect for warm-hot positions in the garden for a screen or hedge or to climb on fences or over garden structures.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Climber / Creeper, Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods
Family Name: Origin:
Nyctaginaceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Red
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Low, Medium / Moderate
Drought: High, Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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