emblatame (Ron)
Bougainvillea at Chillagoe - Largest I Have Seen
I am going to start adding some photos taken at Chillagoe where there is much limestone and marble and caves and interesting plants.
Bougainvillea is a genus of about 18 species of shrubs, vines, or small trees, belonging to the four-o’clock family (Nyctaginaceae), native to South America. Many species are thorny. Only the woody vines have attained wide popularity; several species have produced very showy cultivated varieties, which are often grown indoors. This genus was named in honor of the sixteenth-century explorer and scientist, Louis Antoine de Bougainvillea (1729 - 1811), who made the first French voyage around the world, and for whom the Papua New Guinean island is also named. Known for their brilliant floral displays and ground-covering power, bougainvilleas originate from the tropics and subtropics.
If unsupported, these plants will remain compact or behave as ground covers, while if given support they will climb vigorously, using their sharp thorns as a means of attachment. While the thin-textured, downy, tapering leaves and small, tubular, ivory to yellow flowers play a role in the overall attractive appearance of these plants, it is the brilliantly colored petal-like bracts that create its dramatic impact.
I was very familiar with bougainvilleas in Mt Isa in the harsh hot arid climate where these plants were brilliant with reds, yellows, orange and pink colours and combinations of those. The one here at Chillagoe is the largest one I have seen, virtually a tree.
Bougainvillea at Chillagoe - Largest I Have Seen
I am going to start adding some photos taken at Chillagoe where there is much limestone and marble and caves and interesting plants.
Bougainvillea is a genus of about 18 species of shrubs, vines, or small trees, belonging to the four-o’clock family (Nyctaginaceae), native to South America. Many species are thorny. Only the woody vines have attained wide popularity; several species have produced very showy cultivated varieties, which are often grown indoors. This genus was named in honor of the sixteenth-century explorer and scientist, Louis Antoine de Bougainvillea (1729 - 1811), who made the first French voyage around the world, and for whom the Papua New Guinean island is also named. Known for their brilliant floral displays and ground-covering power, bougainvilleas originate from the tropics and subtropics.
If unsupported, these plants will remain compact or behave as ground covers, while if given support they will climb vigorously, using their sharp thorns as a means of attachment. While the thin-textured, downy, tapering leaves and small, tubular, ivory to yellow flowers play a role in the overall attractive appearance of these plants, it is the brilliantly colored petal-like bracts that create its dramatic impact.
I was very familiar with bougainvilleas in Mt Isa in the harsh hot arid climate where these plants were brilliant with reds, yellows, orange and pink colours and combinations of those. The one here at Chillagoe is the largest one I have seen, virtually a tree.