Purple Queen® Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea 'Moneth'
Pronunciation: boo-gan-VIL-lee-uh
SKU #01305
| Description | Rich, deep purple, petal-like bracts are displayed against handsome, deep green foliage. A wonderful compact, upright and spreading form that works well in planter boxes, and on fences and arbors. Evergreen in frost-free areas; use as a colorful annual in cooler northern zones. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water deeply when soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Summer; longer in frost-free areas. |
| Mature Size | Climbs 15 ft. tall with support; 1 to 2 ft. tall, 8 ft. wide as groundcover. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Evergreen |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Fast Growing, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Coastal Exposure, Erosion Control, Tolerates Urban Pollution |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Spreading |
| Flower Attributes | Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Barrier, Container, Espalier, Privacy Screen, Ground Cover |
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| Design Ideas | Use this vine as a blooming groundcover or on a trellis. It can be grown in a container with support or allowed to drape over the side for an exotic look. Plant on banks and slopes for an avalanche of color or allow to drape over the edge of retaining walls. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Lantana (Lantana); Cordyline (Cordyline); Evergreen Clematis (Clematis); Salvia (Salvia); Upright Juniper (Juniperus) |
| Care | Provide average to lean, fast draining soil. USE CAUTION not to damage roots when planting. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established in the landscape, reduce frequency; water container plants regularly, when top 3 in. of soil are dry. Feed in spring. |
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| Lore | A tea of bougainvillea flowers is used in Mexican folk medicine to treat cough. Leaves of the species B. spectabilis is a source of a newly discovered compound, pinitol, used to treat some metabolic diseases such as insulin resistant diabetes. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 10-11
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 4
Your climate may be too cold for this plant
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Minnesota Gardens 200 Pioneer Trail
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The Mustard Seed - 101 10000 Great Plains Blvd
Chaska, Minnesota 55318 -
Superior Outdoor Expressions 4100 Steiner Street
St Bonifacious, Minnesota 55375
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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.