Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny, flowering vines and shrubs native to South America. Its showy colors come mainly from papery bracts surrounding small, inconspicuous flowers.

Bract: A modified leaf associated with a flower or inflorescence. Bougainvillea’s vivid display is made of bracts, not the small flowers themselves.
Photoperiodism: A biological response to the relative lengths of day and night. Day length can influence flowering, alongside light intensity and growing conditions.
Trellis: A framework that supports climbing plants. A trellis can guide bougainvillea’s long, thorny stems across a chosen surface.
Petal: One of the usually colorful, non-reproductive parts of a flower’s perianth. Bougainvillea’s showy bracts are often mistaken for petals, but they are modified leaves.
Inflorescence: A plant’s arrangement of flowers on a stem or branch. Each colorful cluster groups small flowers with conspicuous surrounding bracts.
Pruning: The selective removal of plant parts to shape growth, health, or productivity. Pruning manages vigorous growth and can shape where new flowering shoots develop.
Bonsai: The cultivation of trees and shrubs in containers as miniature, shaped plants. Bougainvillea’s woody stems and vivid bracts suit flowering bonsai cultivation.
Bougainvillea glabra: A South American bougainvillea species with relatively smooth stems and widely cultivated ornamental forms. It is one of the principal species behind garden bougainvilleas and their hybrids.
Flower: The reproductive structure of flowering plants, often containing organs that produce seeds. The tiny flowers inside the bracts carry the plant’s reproductive organs.
Plant propagation: The production of new plants through sexual or asexual reproduction. Bougainvillea is commonly multiplied from cuttings rather than seed.

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