Plant Profile

Bougainvillea 'Jamaica White (Bougainvillea, Paperflower.)

Bougainvillea is an evergreen shrubby vine with spiny branches. The flowers are small cream color found in the center of 3 white bracts.Culture and hardiness is species dependent, but most bougainvilleas prefer sunny, warm conditions and require very well-drained soil. They tend to be drought tolerant, but look best with occasional applications of water.

Landscape Information
Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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French Name: Bougainvillée

Arabic Name: گل کاغذی

Pronunciation: boo-gan-VIL-lee-uh GLAY-bruh
Plant type: Vine
Origin: Brazil
Heat Zones: 1 to 16

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 12
Uses: Screen, Hedge, Bonsai, Espalier, Specimen, Mass Planting, Container, Trellis
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Moderate

Tree Shape: Spreading

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Open

Canopy Texture: Coarse

Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m

Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years
Notes
Bougainvillea may be planted as free-standing specimens, hedges, trailing vines or groundcover plants.

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: Less than 5

Leaf Shape: Lanceolate

Leaf Margins: Undulate

Leaf Texture: Smooth

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Solitary

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: White

Seasons: Spring, Summer
Trunk

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
Fruit

Fruit Type: Achene/Akene

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Brown

Seasons: Spring, Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Yes

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes

Life Span: 25-50 years

Edible Parts: None

Pests: Mites, Thrips, Scales, Aphids

Plant Propagation: Cutting