Carpet Purple Bougainvillea

The genus comprises 14 species of spiny shrubs trees and vines.

Carpet purple bougainvillea.

Purple queen bougainvillea is a tropical sun loving plant suitable for growing in the warm climates of u s. This is a hardy little shrub that can be kept trimmed to about 3 feet under a meter in height. One of the best bougainvilleas for a ground cover. Like its larger relative dwarf bougainvillea can be grown in usda zones 9 11 where it provides lovely pink or purple blooms year round.

51th street miami fl 33175 phone. Bougainvillea ˌ b uː ɡ ɪ n ˈ v ɪ l i ə or ˌ b oʊ ɡ ɪ n ˈ v ɪ l i ə is a genus of thorny ornamental vines bushes or trees it is native to eastern south america from brazil west to peru and south to southern argentina. It s history descends through a convoluted ancestry involving three south american species from brazil including b. Low spreading bougainvillea with small leaves and light purple flower bracts.

Different authors accept from four to 18 species in the genus. The flower bracts are so numerous that the plant is a purple carpet hence the name. Purple queen is one of the finest new bougainvillea cultivars introduced by monrovia. Bougainvillea is native to central america most of south america the caribbean islands spain parts of the united states and many other warm climates.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. The only true dwarf bougainvillea is the helen johnson variety.