North America Bougainvillea .4& (-5(++$ Bloom Season .4& (-5(++$ 2=- 341 +' !(3 3(2$04 3.1( + 43.1( + 6'$1$# 8 -#-(&'3+$-&3'2 1$ +,.23$04 + !8.1#.-1 26$++ .4& (-5(++$ 2(-3'$2$ 1$ 23$-#3.!+.., 8$ 11.4-#!43(-.13',$1(" !$23!+.., Gordon Braswe is a retired nursery owner who sp- (-&.""4126'$-3'$-(&'3+$-&3' -## 8 cialized in Bougainvieas. This document is intended +$-&3' 1$ +,.23$04 +(-2/1(-&.1% ++- to provide sucient information about bougainvil- 6(-3$1!+..,(-&(2!$33$13' -(-3'$#.&# 82 leas that anyone interested in growing them wi .%4&423!$" 42$.%-(&'3+$-&3'+2.2.,$ have the necessary knowledge to be successful. "4+3(5 12 1$31(&&$1$#3.!+.., %3$1 1 (-8 Since George lived in Zone 8 (North Florida), his 2$ 2.-%.++.6$#!8 #182$ 2.- knowledge about growing bougainviea was ce- tered on growing them in pots, baskets and other co- Best Climate for Bougainvillea tainers; thus there is little information regarding .4& (-5(++$ 2 1$31./(" + -#,423!$/1. their use in landscaping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ince my expertise is in growing bougainviea :6'$--$6+$ 5$2 -#23$,2&1.6 in containers and not in the landscape, the i- formation I provide is centered around growing 9 %3'$/+ -31$"$(5$2$-.4&'24-+(&'33'$ in pots, baskets and other type containers. /+ -36(++%.1,!4#2#41(-&3'(23(,$% 3'$1$(2-.3$-.4&'24-+(&'33'$/+ -3 6(++1$, (-(-5$&$3 3(5$"8"+$ %((&#'!)*#(( +.*%/$+/"'%#,,% "8(/*( (-!#'.#%%#+,-%#$'#+ (*'(.!,,#.!*(/,"(-*+ #'+#!'#7',,"*,++-**(-'#'!,","* 3 "%'!,"( ,#&,"1/#%%%((&#+ ,-8(/*+*,")*(&#'',+"(/+,())*+ )'',-)(',""%,"( ,")%',' ,"'.#*('&',,"1*#',"&(* -#,%(',#'*+ +-''",,",,*(/.*%('! 1+'+"(*,'#!",+-%1' -!-+,#' %(*#%#&#,(-!#'.#%%#%#,1,( Choosing a Container %((& "#&! 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