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Bougainvillea
15 November 2024
Bougainvillea glabra
91% certain
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Origin
- South America
- Bloom season
- Warm dry seasons
- Colors
- magenta, pink, orange, white
- Habitat
- Mediterranean walls, tropical fences, and sunny courtyards
- Symbolism
- Passion, welcome, and beauty in adversity
A thorny climber whose vivid color comes from paper-like bracts surrounding tiny true flowers.
Care. Give blasting sun, little extra water once established, and a strong structure to climb.
A note. The showy 'petals' of bougainvillea are bracts; the actual flowers are small and usually cream-colored.
Or perhaps
- Hibiscus — 8%
- Mandevilla — 3%
Notes on the photograph
Copied from the marks left by the camera.
- Captured
- Nov 15, 2024, 6:52 PM
- Camera
- Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Lens
- iPhone 14 Pro Max back triple camera 2.22mm f/2.2
- Focal length
- 2.2mm
- Aperture
- f/2.2
- Shutter
- 1/99s
- ISO
- 160
- Dimensions
- 4032 × 3024
Where it was found
The place is taken from the photograph's own memory, if any.
4.7011° N, 74.0666° W
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