What is pink when born, turn to cream and later wears a dash of green on its spine?
I still wonder how it manage to change the pink to cream.
I had purchased this bougainvillea few years ago, but due to the shaded environment it had not flowered yet. Its a surprise to me as the thorns are very soft & docile. This one is a cascading type and it requires a stick to support it.
Variegation is a wonderful thing, you cannot expect to find something like this unless its a hybrid.
Even the matured leaves has that hazy watercolour effects painted on its leaves and each leaves are unique by its own design. It reminds of me of marbles - something which I used to play in my childhood.
Probably it might be the colours of a villa?
But wait, there were not variegated types when this one was named.
What does these colours reminds you?
7 comments:
Save for the hazy water colour effect, my variegated baby rubber plant leaves looks like these leaves ;-) The leaves are beautiful. The soft thorns are a bonus. I hope the plant will show the flower bracts soon.
I love Bougainvilleas - the more variegated, the better. I'm enchanted with plants that change colors as well.
I found your site through Nell Jean - I'm going to add you to my reader. Nice work!
That variegation is beautiful, and tempting with the lack of thorns. I am always dazed by the many choices of bougies out there.
James, Not sure what. the colours remind me of, Turkish Delight perhaps?? It is anyway a lovely plant. Do you have any idea of the colour of the flower?
James, I have a bougainvillea that looks like yours. It has striking pink flowers but few thorns. Yes, a cascading type which I plant near my fencing and I'm am patiently waiting for it to cascade down to the drain! I notice that when I water more often, there will be more foliage but when I water less, apply fertilizer and when season is dry and hot, it tend to bloom. The leaves of yours look very healthy.
Hi James, that is a pretty looking plant. I am thinking the reddish leaves remind me of poinsettias.
Liza - Thank you for adding as a reader, look forward to hear from you more often.
Barry - Turkish Delight - Hmmm.. sounds like Narnia series when one of the boys asked the witch for a snack (lol)
Belle - I really don't remember it as pink but rather a striking magenta. Yes you are right about the character concerning the flowering - reducing the water & fertilising helps. Just waiting for the right time.
Thanks Stephanie, Floridagirl & Sue for your lovely comments.
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