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Protection: The Brilliant Bougainvilleas (Part 4)

There have been a few other books on bougainvilleas. One by Jan Iredell from Australia, 'Growing Bougainvilleas', is excellent for its detailed explanation of the history of the genus as well as its excellent colour plates. B.P. Pal's book, written with Vishnu Swarup, has complete descriptions of a number of Indian cultivars.

Dr. S.C. Sharma, the Scientist-in-Charge of the Lucknow Botanic Garden whom I had the great honour to meet on the 15th of February 1977, presented me with an autographed copy of his book, 'Bougainvilleas in India'. Dr. Sharma gives the provenance of a great many cultivars from India as well as the Philippines, the U.S., Africa, and Australia along with photographs and descriptions as well as crediting the hybridizers, and suggesting the optimum usage for each cultivar. Instead of using the word 'hybridizer, as many were not hybridized but collected in various parts of the world or irradiated, etc., Dr. Sharma employs the term, 'evolved by'.

Let us now look at more of the significances given by the Mother.

Here is the complete list - to be completed in subsequent blogs.

Protection - the 'General Significance' for all bougainvillea**

Attempt towards Protection — See Protection - Part 5

Discreet Protection - very pale lavender — See this Blog

Emotional Protection - light lavender pink

Integral Protection - white — See Protection - Part 1

Manifold Protection - 'Mary Palmer' — See this Blog

Physical Protection - dark red to magenta red

Protection of the Gods - shades of yellow and gold

Psychic Protection - pink

Triple Protection - shades of orange, gold and pink

Vital Protection - violet — See this Blog

Manifold Protection

Mother's comment: "A protection working not only on life as a whole but in each of its details.".

This cultivar is the well known and well loved 'Mary Palmer' the flowers may be white or pink and are often variegated showing both colours as in the above.

Manifold Protection

This cultivar is 'Thimma' a 'sport' of 'Mary Palmer' above. Note that in addition to the variegation in the flowers, the leaves are also variegated.

Vital Protection

Mother's comment: "Surrender to the Divine is the best vital protection."

Discreet Protection

Mother's comment: "Does its work discreetly without drawing attention."