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By Bougainvillea Editorial Team

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Close-up of Hawaiian White Bougainvillea Medium

Hawaiian White

Bougainvillea 'Hawaiian White'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of HB Singh Bougainvillea Medium

HB Singh

Bougainvillea 'HB Singh'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Hugh Evans Bougainvillea Medium

Hugh Evans

Bougainvillea 'Hugh Evans'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of International Pink Bougainvillea Medium

International Pink

Bougainvillea 'International Pink'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Jakirana peach Bougainvillea Medium

Jakirana peach

Bougainvillea 'Jakirana peach'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Jakiriana Orange Bougainvillea Medium

Jakiriana Orange

Bougainvillea 'Jakiriana Orange'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Jinna Bharat Bougainvillea Medium

Jinna Bharat

Bougainvillea 'Jinna Bharat'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Bougainvillea glabra bracts in bright sunlight Medium

Kayata

Plant care guide

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Kerala Pink Bougainvillea Medium

Kerala Pink

Bougainvillea 'Kerala Pink'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Kristina Bougainvillea Medium

Kristina

Bougainvillea 'Kristina'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Lady Bird Bougainvillea Medium

Lady Bird

Bougainvillea 'Lady Bird'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Lady Merry Yellow Bougainvillea Medium

Lady Merry Yellow

Bougainvillea 'Lady Merry Yellow'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Lilac Formosa Bougainvillea Medium

Lilac Formosa

Bougainvillea 'Lilac Formosa'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Lipstick Bougainvillea Medium

Lipstick

Bougainvillea 'Lipstick'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Luice Orange Bougainvillea Medium

Luice Orange

Bougainvillea 'Luice Orange'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Magic Ice Cream Bougainvillea Medium

Magic Ice Cream

Bougainvillea 'Magic Ice Cream'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Magic Love Bougainvillea Medium

Magic Love

Bougainvillea 'Magic Love'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Bougainvillea Maharani with dual-color orange and cream bracts Medium

'Maharani'

Plant care guide

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Bougainvillea Mary Palmer showing copper-pink transitioning to white bracts Medium

'Mary Palmer'

Bougainvillea (Spectoperuviana Group) 'Mary Palmer'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Merry Palmer Bougainvillea Medium

Merry Palmer

Bougainvillea 'Merry Palmer'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Miss Alice White Bougainvillea Medium

Miss Alice White

Bougainvillea 'Miss Alice White'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Monalisa Yellow Bougainvillea Medium

Monalisa Yellow

Bougainvillea 'Monalisa Yellow'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Moon Light Yellow Bougainvillea Medium

Moon Light Yellow

Bougainvillea 'Moon Light Yellow'

Moderate water Bright indirect
Close-up of Orange Butterfly Bougainvillea Medium

Orange Butterfly

Bougainvillea 'Orange Butterfly'

Moderate water Bright indirect

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Plant Guide

'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.

Plant Guide

'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.

Plant Guide

'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.