Bougainvillea

Scarlet Glory is known for its vibrant rosy scarlet red flowers that bloom abundantly during summer and autumn. Flowering from October through to May, this vigorous climber delivers an extended season of colour, making it an excellent choice for adding visual impact to outdoor spaces. Its climbing habit allows it to easily cover pergolas, trellises, fences, and walls, where it can also be used as a decorative screen. Pruning after the main flowering flush helps encourage fresh new growth and promotes continued flowering throughout the season.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Bougainvilleas can be grown from warm temperate to tropical areas and are happy in coastal gardens.
Size: Height 2-4m x width 2-4m

Bougainvillea Red Dragon™ Pretty Purple is a striking variety celebrated for its intense, vibrant purple bracts that create a bold and eye-catching display. With its compact, medium growth habit and graceful cascading form, it is ideal for adding dramatic colour to garden beds, trellises, hanging baskets, and decorative containers. Part of the Red Dragon™ range, ‘Pretty Purple’ produces a profusion of deep purple bracts that appear regularly through the warmer months, providing a long-lasting and spectacular floral show. Its manageable size makes it a versatile choice for both small gardens and feature plantings. Regular pruning after flowering will encourage fresh growth and promote repeat blooming, ensuring a vibrant display season after season.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost tender. Drought and coastal hardy.
Size: Height 1-2m x width 1-2m

Bougainvillea Bambino™ Panda is a compact, bushy shrub that brings contrast to the landscape with green leaves edged with a solid white margin, and bright white bracts that bloom for most of the year. Perfect for those seeking to add a touch of icy bright colour to balconies, patios, or even garden beds. As its name suggests, Panda is a smaller bred plant that is perfect for your favourite pot, courtyard, topiary or hedging. You can also create a showy display by planting it in a hanging pot.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Drought, heat and coastal tolerant. Frost tender.
Size: Height 1m x width 1m

Add a pop of colour to your garden with the spectacular Bougainvillea Bambino Jazzi. This compact, bushy shrub features lush green leaves and brilliant magenta-red bracts that bloom for most of the year. Perfectly bred as a smaller plant, it thrives in pots, courtyards, or as part of topiary and hedging. With its naturally tidy habit, reduced thorns, and long-lasting flowers, it’s ideal for small gardens or containers, and looks stunning cascading from a hanging pot. Bring bold, vibrant colour to your garden beds or patios with this charming showstopper.

Soil: Well-drained soil.

Conditions: Full Sun. Drought, heat and coastal tolerant. Frost tender.

Size: Height 1.5m x width 1.5m

Bougainvillea Bambino Zuki is a unique and compact bougainvillea variety that captivates with its claret-red flowers, highlighted beautifully against variegated foliage. New leaves emerge with hints of pink and green, maturing to a striking white and green contrast, making this plant a year-round spectacle. Released in spring 1997, Bambino Zuki is a tidy grower that blooms for several months, even in shaded conditions, making it ideal for adding vibrant charm to courtyards, patios, and smaller garden spaces. 

Soil: Prefers well-draining, fertile soil with organic matter such as compost to enhance growth and structure. Mulching around the base helps retain moisture and reduces weeds.
Conditions: Thrives in full sun to partial shade, requiring less direct sunlight than most bougainvillea varieties for good flowering. Sensitive to frost, so protect in colder climates.
Size: Height 1m x width 1m

Bougainvillea glabra Hawaiian Gold is a spectacular climbing plant featuring striking golden-yellow bracts that age to a pale pink-gold. This eye-catching fast-growing variety is perfect for covering fences, walls, pergolas, and trellises, adding a bright tropical touch to outdoor spaces. Its lush green foliage provides a beautiful contrast against the deep golden yellow bracts - enhancing its vibrant floral display. It produces an abundance of flowers from spring through autumn, making it an excellent choice for year-round visual appeal.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Sunny position. Drought and coastal tolerant. Frost tender.
Size: Height 3-5m x width 2-3m