Is bougainvillea a type of azalea? What kind of plant is it?

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1. Is it a type of azalea?

2. What kind of plant is it?

3. Origin habits

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Bougainvillea is not a type of rhododendron. It is also called rhododendron, but it is actually a plant of the purple jasmine family. However, its appearance is somewhat similar to that of a cuckoo, with sharp thorns on its branches. It is a woody vine-like shrub often cultivated as a climbing flower for fences. It produces yellow-green flowers with purple-red, bright red, and milky white bracts. The shape is very similar to the leaves, so it is also called bougainvillea.

1. Is it a type of azalea?

1. Is it a type of azalea?

Bougainvillea is not a type of azalea. People have this misunderstanding because the other name of bougainvillea is rhododendron, so they think It is the cuckoo. The shape of the bougainvillea is somewhat similar to that of the cuckoo. There are sharp thorns on the branches and there are thorns on the growing nodes, so this is one of the reasons why people mistake it for the cuckoo.

2. What kind of plant is it

< p>Bougainvillea is a woody vine-like shrub of the genus Bougainvillea of the family Purpuraceae. It has relatively high ornamental value and is often cultivated as a climbing flower on walls in southern my country. Its branches and leaves are densely pubescent, and the leaves are oval or elliptical. The flowers are small and yellow-green. The flower bracts are purple-red, bright red, milky white and orange. People will think of them as petals. Because the shape is similar to leaves, it is also called bougainvillea.

3. Origin habits

It is produced in tropical America and is mostly cultivated in the southern region of my country, mostly for ornamental breeding. The plant likes a warm environment, preferably a humid climate with sufficient sunshine. It has good growth ability and likes water, but it is afraid of stagnant water. The soil quality requirements are not very high, but if it is raised in loose and fertile sandy loam, it will grow better. The most suitable maintenance temperature is 20 to 30°C.

2. What kind of plant is it?

3. Origin habits

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