Bougainvillea glabra | Paperflower | Vine
Bougainvillea glabra belongs to the plant family NYCTAGINACE and Genus Bougainvillea This Vine prefers Dry soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Bougainvillea glabra does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Bougainvillea glabra so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Bougainvillea glabra paperflower is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Bougainvillea glabra | Paperflower is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 30 Fahrenheit. It does well in dry soils. Bougainvillea glabra can survive for a while without water.
Bougainvillea glabra will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Boussingaultia baselloides | Madeira Vine, Mignonette Vine. Originated in Tropical America | Various
Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama, Mesquite Grass | Grass
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama, Mosquito Grass | Grass
Bougainvillea glabra is a perennial.
"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.