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AOL: Bougainvillea May Look Hard to Grow—but Garden Experts Say It's Actually Perfect for Beginners "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." With its bright, brilliant blooms in a wide range of vibrant colors, bougainvillea is a stunning, ... Bougainvillea May Look Hard to Grow—but Garden Experts Say It's Actually Perfect for Beginners Bougainvillea spectabilis can reportedly be identified by its woolly, rounded leaves, large curved thorns and ovoid bracts of reds and purples. Bougainvillea glabra is a smaller-branched and leaved plant with less thorns and less overall size, and perhaps with less color options (usually magentas or purples).
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Bougainvillea grow very well here, into monster house eaters, climbing 40’ into trees, even or especially, when completely neglected. Vera Deep Purple is refreshingly well behaved. It grows about 6-8’ for me and is filled with big bunches of colorful bracts. It’s taller than it’s suppose to, but like I said, everything grows huge here.
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A thread in the Pacific Northwest Gardening forum, titled Bougainvillea in Oregon??!! The Spruce on MSN: How to grow and care for bougainvillea for colorful blooms Bougainvillea thrives in full sun and dry soil, producing colorful blooms. It requires minimal watering once established and is ideal for regions with watering restrictions. Pruning encourages healthy ...