Bougainvillea

Common Name: Bougainvillea

Scientific Name: Bougainvillea glabra

Family: Nyctaginaceae

General Facts:

• Native to South America
• Rapid growing and flower all year in warm climates, especially when pinched or pruned
• Common ornamental plant around NTU and Singapore

Interesting Facts:

• Sometimes called paper flower, for the colorful papery bracts that surround the tiny white flowers that usually appear in clusters

Information provided by Hannah