Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

Bougainvillea glabra is the most widely grown bougainvillea, a vigorous thorny climber that produces an almost overwhelming spectacle of vivid papery bracts — typically intense magenta-purple — cascading over walls, pergolas, and archways in warm climates. In cooler regions it excels as a dramatic conservatory specimen, flowering most prolifically when given full sun and kept slightly dry between waterings.