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Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

Photo by Edith
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Bouganvilla

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea glabra

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Dear Edith, I have noticed that you have not posted for a long time and I have wondered if you might be ill. Hope everything is all right. Regards, Alice Martin
Fun fact: those pink leaves are not flowers, they're bracts: modified leaves. It saves the plant energy by not having to produce a new structure (a flower with its petals) to attract pollinators. The colors of the leaves attract them instead.
Thank you both for your help
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2011

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