Protection: The Brilliant Bougainvilleas (Part 8)


The following are from my photographic collection of bougainvilleas in India, Thailand, Mexico and the U.S.

One of the most beautiful gardens I have seen in the tropics is Nong Nooch in Thailand, about three hours from Bangkok. The landscape design, the extraordinary collections of numerous genera, the cleanliness and more highlight this as my favorite tropical garden.
The_Brilliant_Bougainvilleas_Part_8a.jpgDaniel Wilms, a very devoted and inexhaustible worker for the Matrimandir Gardens, shown in the bougainvillea area of Nong Nooch Garden.
The_Brilliant_Bougainvilleas_Part_8b.jpgA massive Bougainvillea spectabilis photographed in the Lal Bagh Garden in Bangalore. It has spread well over 100 feet and is covering tall trees!
The_Brilliant_Bougainvilleas_Part_8c.jpgA breathtaking bougainvillea - 'Physical Protection' - growing in the lava on the Big Island in Hawaii.
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Integral Protection

Bougainvillea 'Shubra', a virtual cascade of blooms.
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There are now many cultivars with variegated bracts and quite a few with variegated leaves as well.
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The beauty of bougainvilleas growing on a fence.
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bougainvillea in a clay pot with many varieties grafted on it, creating a rainbow of colours.
Narad (Richard Eggenberger)
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