− | Bougainvillea spectabilis, Willd. (B. speciosa, Lindl. B. splendens, Hort.). Taller and stricter, with larger and thicker Lvs., hairy: fls. in large panicles; bracts larger, deep rose- color, but varying to purple and greenish. Brazil. B.M. 4810,4811. P.M. 12:51. I.H. 42:30—An immense and strong-growing climber, rising by means of numerous stout hooked spines. Variable; known also as B. brasiliensis, B. bracteata and B. peruviana. Var. lateritia, Lem. (B. lateritia, Hort.), has brick-red bracts. I.H. 13:466. More showy than, the last when in full bloom; perhaps distinct; said to be more difficult to start from cuttings than the type, at least without bottom heat. | + | Bougainvillea spectabilis, Willd. (B. speciosa, Lindl. B. splendens, Hort.). Taller and stricter, with larger and thicker Lvs., hairy: fls. in large panicles; bracts larger, deep rose-color, but varying to purple and greenish. Brazil.—An immense and strong-growing climber, rising by means of numerous stout hooked spines. Variable; known also as B. brasiliensis, B. bracteata and B. peruviana. Var. lateritia, Lem. (B. lateritia, Hort.), has brick-red bracts.More showy than, the last when in full bloom; perhaps distinct; said to be more difficult to start from cuttings than the type, at least without bottom heat. |