Silk Bougainvillea is a faux flowering plant that is crafted after the live flowering plant. The flower gets its name from Louis Antoine de Bougainville, a French Navy admiral who discovered the flowering plant in Brazil in 1768. Bougainvillea is a genus of flowering plants native to the coasts of Brazil and other South American countries in the biome of the Amazon Rainforest.
Our silk Bougainvillea foliage is manufactured in the same bright colors of the live plant's showy foliage - hot pink, orchid, tangerine, and yellow., but does not require plant maintenance because it is a silk plant. Silk plants only need an occasional light dusting, and don't require sunlight, thus it is ideal for an faux landscape indoors, and they add great color when used as understory plants. Consider using them at the base of silk Bamboo trees for tropical decor. Our silk Bougainvillea blooms year round.
The live flowering vine is thorny and woody, and ranges in height from three to thirty feet. Typically, it is a climbing plant; it gracefully climbs itself up walls and trellis, and it also makes colorful hedges and bushes. Bougainvillea is also nice in windowbox planter, in hanging baskets, or in a plant container. Sometimes referred to as "paper flower", it's colorful petals are thin and papery to the touch. The colorful Bougainvillea blossoms small, white flowers surrounded by three clusters of bright and colorful petals (bracts). Since Bougainvillea plants are rapid growing, they flower all year in warm climates and have vibrant bloom cycles of four to six weeks.
The live flowering plant is virtually pest free and disease resistant. Frequent fertilization and a light watering will keep the plant at its best. If over watered, Bougainvillea refuses to flower, and may lose leaves or wilt. It does, however, have a fine root system and needs to be planted a well drained soil to prevent water retention contributing to root rot. The vine is a natural choice for planting in coastal regions, as it also has a high salt tolerance. A tropical or subtropical climate is preferred, and the plant's vines cling while climbing other plants; its reaching for sunlight.