bougainvillea

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You need to keep in mind that the bougainvillea is an excellent evergreen vine which can give you an excellently gnarled and twisted trunk while at the same time can be wired and shaped with great ease.

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  1. noun Any of several South American woody shrubs or vines of the genus Bougainvillea having groups of three petallike, showy, variously colored bracts attached to the flowers.

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  • Even from the air, you could make out the lush growth of brilliantly colored flowers—bougainvillea, anthurium, birds-of-paradise, a stunning palette of red, yellow, orange and green. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • She whirled around, but the gate was hidden behind a trellis covered with bougainvillea, and she could see nothing through the screen of spring leaves. —  Prince of the Night
  • The breakfast room, he presumed As he entered the doorway, he paused, staring at the bright morning sun beaming in through spotless windows, through which an arbor of hot pink bougainvillea could be seen The crystal on the table was elegant. —  Sharon Sala - Ryder's Wife
  • She touches this bougainvillea, that oleander, with possession somehow. —  Paid and Loving Eyes - Lovejoy - Jonathan Gash
  • The hotel where we stayed was abundant with bougainvillea, wisteria, and other flowers. —  Gardening While Intoxicated
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  1. New Latin Bougainvillea, genus name, after Louis Antoine de Bougainville.
 

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