He just introduced ‘Vera White’ thornless bougainvillea (plant patent 11177) to the trade. Lucas usually has a booth at the spring and fall plant sales at Mounts Botanic Garden in West Palm ...

What happened to my bougainvillea plant? It was doing fine one day, but a week later it looked like this. Can you tell me what might be the cause? T.M. – San Jose.

Our guide explains how to grow and care for a bougainvillea plant wherever you live. This climbing vine needs full sun but is low-maintenance and easy to prune.

This is a plant that should be given plenty of room because you do not want to prune it very often. So, if your garden is too wet, gets too cold in the winter, or doesn’t get enough sunlight ...