Botanical name: Bougainvillea 'Royal Purple'
Common name: paper flower
And no, I'm not a gardner!
Check out the little white center (bloom)
never knew it had those until this year.
before she went to the nursing home.
I shared her on an earlier post.
You may want to click on neighbor and read
about her.
I shared her on an earlier post.
You may want to click on neighbor and read
about her.
The "paper flower" is still blooming in October.
I am joining the others at
I love bougainvilleas --they're so pretty! My mom has purple, pink, white, and orange blooms. When they flower in thick clusters, it's just bursts of color all around! =)
ReplyDeleteStunning!!! Wow, this makes my little girl heart jump up and down...my eyes are dancing. Love those little mini flowers in the center :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful flower!! Your photography is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend.
Blessings,
Patti
That's beautiful!! For the longest time, I always thought the colorful "leaves" were the flowers.
ReplyDeleteI am also a huge fan of bougainvilla! When we lived in S. CA, we had a huge hedge of them on our fence line :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Gail
Prettiest little flower ever..God bless good neighbors! :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful... / Anna
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely gorgeous. These flowers are all over now and they just so beautifully decorate the homes in the neighborhood. The photo is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteWow...didn't expect that I started to cry...these were my father-in-law's favorite, and I can see them at his home. He had a green thumb.Thanks for the memory!
ReplyDeletelove the contrast of the big pink petals to the lighter smaller ones.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo. I have always loved bougainvilleas. They are such a beautiful plant.
ReplyDeletebougainvilleas are always a feast for eyes , me too have some colour variants in my moms garden.
ReplyDeleteBougainvillia's are gorgeous, they don't do well in TX. Yours is beautiful and wonderful reminder of your friend.
ReplyDeleteSo nice and I didn't know it had the tiny white flowers in the center. I read your lovely post about your dear neighbor. It is so nice you have that memory and you have snow. How nice.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Lovely light and color. These are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteErika B
The tiny little flowers are so delicate looking and the pink bracts really do feel like paper. That's an stunning photograph :)
ReplyDeleteI believe this is the plant that I saw blooming all around Lisbon when I was there on a mission trip in 2001. BEAUTIFUL. I have enjoyed reading back through several posts. God bless you, Karen.
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