🌼 Yellow Bougainvillea Plant Description
Scientific Name: Bougainvillea glabra or Bougainvillea spectabilis (yellow cultivars)
Common Name: Yellow Bougainvillea
Family: Nyctaginaceae

🌿 Plant Characteristics:
Growth Habit: Vigorous, fast-growing, woody vine or shrub. It can be trained to climb, sprawl, or grow as a small tree or bonsai.

Height/Spread: Typically 10–30 feet (3–9 meters) long as a vine; smaller when pruned or grown in containers.

Leaves: Medium green, oval-shaped with pointed tips; slightly hairy texture.

Flowers: True flowers are small, white, and tubular, surrounded by bright yellow to golden-yellow papery bracts — these bracts are what give the plant its vivid color.

Blooming Season: Heavy blooms in spring and summer, with intermittent flowering year-round in warm climates.

🌞 Growing Conditions:
Sunlight: Requires full sun (at least 6 hours daily) for optimal flowering.

Soil: Prefers well-draining soil; slightly acidic to neutral. Tolerates sandy or rocky soils.

Watering: Water deeply but sparingly; allow the soil to dry between watering. Overwatering can reduce blooms.

Hardiness Zones: USDA zones 9–11; grows best in warm, frost-free areas. In cooler climates, it's suited to container growth.

🌟 Uses and Benefits:
Ornamental Value: Used for trellises, walls, fences, archways, and containers. Adds brilliant yellow contrast in tropical and Mediterranean-style landscapes.

Pollinator Friendly: Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Low Maintenance: Drought-tolerant and resilient with minimal care once established.

Landscape Highlight: Ideal for brightening up gardens with warm, sunny tones.