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White Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
White Bougainvillea is a fast-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 10-20 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and songbirds, stands up well to drought, dry soil and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 10-20 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Green, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated
- Bloom color
- White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Songbirds
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Heat, Salt, Wind
- Watch out for
- Spines and thorns
- Native to
- native to Brazil and Peru
Freeze survival
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