Botanical Name: Common Names:
Bougainvillea hybrida Pink Clusters Paper Flower, Strawflower, Straw Flower,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Climbers, Hedging / Screening, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Climbing / Twining, Dense, Shrub Like, Spreading, Upright
Description:
A sun loving and hardy vigorous climber or shrub. Produces masses of pale-pink flower bracts for long periods throughout the warmer months. It makes the perfect climber for covering fences or garden structures and can be kept as a medium to large dense shrub.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 4-10m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Bird Attracting, Borders / Shrubbery, Climber / Creeper, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Hedging / Screening, 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: Pink
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Autumn, Summer
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: High, Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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