Plant Database
Purple Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea brasiliensis
The Purple Bougainvillea is the quintessential, flamboyant tropical vine celebrated for its profuse, papery bracts in a stunning, vibrant magenta-purple that envelop the plant in sheets of color . The true flowers are small and white, nestled within three showy, long-lasting purple bracts that provide the spectacular display . This vigorous, woody, evergreen climber features heart-shaped to oval, medium-green leaves and is armed with long, sharp thorns along its branches . Thriving on heat and requiring little water, it is a tough, fast-growing powerhouse for creating dramatic, high-impact color on walls, fences, and arbors in frost-free climates .