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Drought-Tolerant Bougainvillea Varieties
By Bougainvillea Editorial Team
Explore highly drought-tolerant Bougainvillea varieties for water-wise landscaping. Find vibrant low-water plants for a beautiful garden and easy irrigation.
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'Adarna' (Shikendari)
Bougainvillea 'Adarna' (Shikendari) is a rare collector's cultivar prized for its spectacular multicoloured bracts that shift between yellow, orange, and deep pink-magenta. A prolific bloomer for hot, full-sun gardens, fences, and large containers across tropical India.
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'Barbara Karst'
Bougainvillea 'Barbara Karst' is a vigorous, popular cultivar prized for its brilliant magenta-red bracts and prolific, nearly year-round blooming habit. One of the hardiest bougainvilleas, it thrives in hot, full-sun gardens, on fences and trellises, and in large containers across tropical and subtropical climates.
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'California Gold'
Bougainvillea 'California Gold' is a vigorous and popular cultivar prized for its stunning, warm golden-yellow bracts that sometimes shift to a bronze-orange as they age. A prolific bloomer for hot, full-sun gardens, fences, trellises, and containers across tropical and subtropical climates.