Im *really* missing my smart phone. The picture quality of my borrowed one is not doing anything any justice. This, for the few of you who dont know, is a bougainvillea. It is named after a french explorer by the last name of Bougainville. Most gardeners I know (myself included) detest them, mostly because of the bloody thorns all along their stems. Its a fast grower and Ive been stabbed by them too many times to be able to hold any great love for them. Everything has its place though, its very hardy and notoriously hard to kill. Its also a very showey plant and the flowers come in many different colours (white, pinks, oranges, yellows and occasionally green) but the most common is the bright magenta, purpley colour. The interesting part to the flowers is the bright colour you see, is actually the bract (a modified leaf that connects to the flower), the flower its self is really that tiny little cream coloured circle in the center. Fascinating hey?
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