Bougainvilleas are sun worshippers and are some of the most colourful plants around. The array of colours is diverse while many cultivars come with variegated leaves which enhance its appeal.
The colourful 'flowers' are actually bracts while the tiny flowers in the centre are generally pale cream to yellow
Bougainvillea 'Golden Glow'
Ocher-yellow bracts
This Bougainvillea' Mrs Eva' exhibits a non-foliage day.
Soft pink bracts with variegated leaves.
Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst'
Yellow Vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) on a branch of Bougainvillea 'Raspberry ice'
Pure white bracts.
White bracts with variegated leaves. The lavender bracts are from the original stock plant.
Tasha
As I went snapping away, it turned around in disdain to give me a traditional 'Kiwi insult' by showing me his full posterior. It's an utterly rude shot but I simply can't let this pass.
An issue featuring Bougainvillea, called Bunga Kertas in Malay (paper flower) from the postal department.
Great shots of gorgeous Bougainvillas and your rude but beautiful dragonfly! Tasha is as adorable as ever!
ReplyDeleteIt enjoyed my garden and yet was so rude to me!
DeleteElsie, you showed such beautiful bougainvilleas, great photos! I love them and when I am on holidays in hot places every time see them blooming. Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nadezda. Its a perpetual bloomer and that's why you always see them in bloom. The only break is after pruning, after which the leaf buds will mature and blooms will be set forth again.
DeleteJa kocham te pnącze, za kształt kwiatów jak listki, za kolory. Dziękuję, sprawiłaś mi olbrzymią przyjemność. Pozdrawiam.
ReplyDeleteI love the vine, for the shape of flowers as leaves, the colors. Thank you, you made me enormous pleasure. Yours.
Bougainvilleas brings lots of colours to the home. Its only drawback are the thorns which in some instances can be about an inch long.
Deletewow tons of colors!!
ReplyDeleteBright, cheerful and sometimes gaudy tropical colours and flavours.
DeleteWhat a great array of colours. I hadn't realised that there were so many named varieties. I guess there must also be as many hybrids that self-seed themselves. (Tasha reminds me of a well loved antique teddy bear!!)
ReplyDeleteThere are many more varieties and cultivars but I don't think any of them are self-seeding.
DeleteHer coat can be wayward though I've used lots of conditioner on it. She's also a spoilt dog that insist on beef for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Whenever she's presented with doggy biscuits, she will do a dance (sort of lion dance movements) to show her displeasure, but eventually will eat it anyway as there's no other alternative.
Wow!! I am awe struck by the white bougainvillea, how very beautiful it is. I am used to seeing the other colours, and they are all beautiful, but the white one really stands out for me. A lovely post Elsie!:)
ReplyDeleteI love that too and the best thing about the white with the variegated leaves is that it blooms non-stop, without even taking a break. The buds are always found terminally.
DeleteWhat a lovely flowers! Happy Chinese New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Malar!
DeleteNice photos. I have couple of them in garden and is always colorful with them blooming..
ReplyDeleteThanks Vasudha. Its a popular plant in Malaysia and very useful for adding colours to any landscape.
DeleteNice specimens. Bougainvillea are so care free and easy blooming.
ReplyDeleteWhat you said about bougies is very apt. They are fuss-free. In fact they bloom better in containers
DeleteYour bougainvillea's are so detailed that I can almost touch them.
ReplyDeleteAnd wow!!
You took the trouble even to discover them in our postal stamp.
And you have so many of them so generously blooming.
Thanks for appreciating. This can only come from an imaginative and artistic mind.
DeleteI think you must have lost touch with snail mail for a while :) These series of stamps on local flowers are currently still being used. I just have to pick it up from any of the envelopes destined for the wastepaper basket.
Wow ! Really wonderful flowers and amazing colors.
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Hi Ela, thanks for dropping by.
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