 |
| BOUGAINVILLEA |
This flower is known as BOUGAINVILLEA. IT is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers. There are 4 to 18 species in the genus. They are native plants of South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina. In our places this flower is known as "PAPER ROSE", because this flower is looks like its made up of paper, also the bracts are thin and papery. In many other countries its known in other names. The vine species grow anywhere from 1 to 12 m (3 to 40 ft.) tall, scrambling over other plants with their spiky thorns. These flowers are available in lot of colour varieties. Bougainvilleas are popular ornamental plants in most areas with warm climates. its also heard that the sap of the Bougainvillea can cause serious skin rashes, similar to toxicodendron species.
