Scientific name: Bougainvillea spp
Common name:
Chinese name: 簕杜鹃
Chinese name: 簕杜鹃
Malay name: Bunga kertas (Paper flowers)
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Origin: Tropical America
Category: Shrub, vine or climber.
Photo Taken at: Public roadside
It is the Official Flower of Ipoh city, Malaysia
My post about this plant is here:
The Bougainvillea, A Very Versatile Plant
My post about this plant is here:
The Bougainvillea, A Very Versatile Plant
This is my entry for Blooming Friday, 1st week of January 2011. The link is here. The theme this week is 'hidden'. The actual flowers of the bougainvellea are the tiny white ones hidden among the colourful red bracts.
Translation to Bahasa Melayu
Nota Ringkas:
- tumbuhan memanjat
- ditamam sebagai bunga hiasan di sekitar laman rumah
- membiak melalui keratan.
- boleh ditanam dalam tanah atau pasu bunga
- boleh dijadikan bonsai renek
- terdapat dalam warna ungu, merah menyala, merah jambu, merah pucat, kuning, putih, oren
- bunga yang cantik dan berkembang sepanjang tahun
I love them too!!! However, here in Sweden they can only grow indoors...
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend!
Fantastisk växtkraft och vilken färg.
ReplyDeleteHa en fin helg
Gunilla
Autumn Belle, I love your interpretation! What a beautiful image!
ReplyDeleteWOW I like it!
ReplyDeleteI also have a bougainvillea for posting. Your photo is so prolific in flowering, looking so healthy. Do you also have the variety there which has both the red and white flowers in one plant? I think the variety is 'Mary Palmer'.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I´d forgotten about those hidden small flowers.
ReplyDelete/Anette
Aha, I did´nt know that! Perfect picture for the theme :)
ReplyDeleteTjingeling
That's a very clever interpretation of the theme for this week! Of course, the actual flowers are hidden - we tend to forget that. I do like your picture!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend!
Wonderful blooming photo! Smart choise for the theme.
ReplyDeleteI've learnt something new! This is such a nice theme interpretation with those covert flowers hidden under the lovely pink bracts.
ReplyDeleteLaura
They are beautiful plants but never grow well here - even indoors. I think they need a longer period of sun than we can give them here.
ReplyDeleteHi, thank you very much to everyone for your kind comments. Andrea, I have one bougainvillea plant that has 3 colours, white, pink and purple.
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