Carpet Purple Bougainvillea

This is a hardy little shrub that can be kept trimmed to about 3 feet under a meter in height.

Carpet purple bougainvillea.

The flower bracts are so numerous that the plant is a purple carpet hence the name. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11. 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.

Different authors accept from four to 18 species in the genus. Low spreading bougainvillea with small leaves and light purple flower bracts. Purple queen is one of the finest new bougainvillea cultivars introduced by monrovia. 51th street miami fl 33175 phone.

The only true dwarf bougainvillea is the helen johnson variety. 1 provide a trellis or. Bougainvillea is native to central america most of south america the caribbean islands spain parts of the united states and many other warm climates. 51th street miami fl 33175 phone.

This gorgeous vine is available in many colors including hot pink my favorite red purple lavender yellow orange pale pink white and white with pink tipped edges. The genus comprises 14 species of spiny shrubs trees and vines.