A Riot of Colours - Bougainvillea
This blog has been conceptualised keeping in mind Mother Nature with all her colours, beautiful and joyful. My hubby and I want to portray and showcase all the beautiful places to visit which have their own individual fascination. And since Mother Nature is a riot of colours, be it the sky, lakes, mountains, flora, fauna etc. I have labelled my very first post - A Riot of Colours - and have showcased the humble Bougainvillea as this is something I have seen all over India, providing beauty and charm and elegance in its own humble way. I see it as a constant travel companion. So it accompanies us as we begin this journey of discovery of God's creation - the wonderful, marvelous, beautiful WORLD he has created .
The photograph above the title is courtesy - www.mlewallpapers.com/imgmap.php
The photograph above the title is courtesy - www.mlewallpapers.com/imgmap.php
Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra), commonly called Paper Flowers, are climbing plants whose brilliant colors are feature of Mediterranean countries. Colorful papery bracts, usually appear in clusters, surround tiny flowers. Bougainvilleas are very easy to grow as hedge or in pots. Plants can be propagated easily by cutting. They need warm weather and full sunlight to flower. Native of Brazil, this flower is named after a French navigator Louis A. de Bougainville. Pictures of bougainvilleas in this page were taken from Thailand and Vietnam in 1999. You can search for more information about this plant on Google: http://www.flowerpictures.net/
Scientific Name : Bougainvillea Glabra
Family : Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock family)
Common names : Bougainvillea, Paper flower
Flowering Season: March to May
Colour : Red, orange, yellow, pink, white, purple, scarlet, lavender
Scientific Name : Bougainvillea Glabra
Family : Nyctaginaceae (four-o'clock family)
Common names : Bougainvillea, Paper flower
Flowering Season: March to May
Colour : Red, orange, yellow, pink, white, purple, scarlet, lavender
Usage - Use bougainvillea to decorate fences and arbors with explosions of color. Every Mediterranean style structure should have at least one bougainvillea guarding the entry or framing a window.
Bougainvillea is a great vine for large containers to decorate hot patios and plazas. It can be trained as a shrub or clipped into shapes. Gardeners in colder zones will enjoy growing bougainvillea in containers that live outdoors in summers and are brought into cool interiors in winter. Let plant rest - let soil dry out between watering and do not fertilize (it will drop it's leaves but will leaf out again in spring).
Bougainvillea is also used to create beautiful flowering bonsai specimens.
Further pictures of bougainvillea arching over a gate or entrance like the one below can be found at : http://www.allposters.co.il/
Bougainvillea Garden - Established in the year 1976, Bougainvillea Garden has acquired a prime position in the tourism arena of Chandigarh within a short span of time. This exceptional garden is set in Sector-3, and exhibits more than fifty attractive varieties of bougainvillea plants. Bougainvillea Garden is comprised of a total area of 20 acres and the park houses bougainvilleas that is shaped in to different forms like an arch, pavilions, a cluster of bowers, and arcades. These thorny shrubs are just right for bonsai type planting. The annual Bougainvillea festival conducted in the park is very popular and it attracts large number of people. Apart from these paper beauties, the park also holds fitness tracks, which provides a good walk and morning exercise field amidst a colourful brigade. Take a walk through the Chandigarh Bougainvillea Garden .
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