Plant Name:

BOUGAINVILLEA SPECTABILIS

Description:

Vigorous, evergreen or almost deciduous climber with stems bearing down-curving thorns and ovate, downy, mid-green leaves, 10cm long. Purple or pink bracts, 5 - 6cm long, are produced from spring to summer. B. spectabilis may survive short spells down to 0ºC if kept fairly dry in winter; some leaves can fairly be lost.