"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Summer is the prime time for tropical plants to thrive outside their native climates. These sun-loving, ...

The bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.) is a glorious genus of tropical plants that can flower throughout much of the growing season, climbing over trellises or over rock walls, and covering everything ...

Nyctaginaceae: evergreen shrubby vines; Zones 12-17, 19, 21-24; full sun; moderate water. Planting: Root ball is highly sensitive to disturbance. Sunset Western Garden Book recommends this method for ...

This is a story about bougainvillea, one of the more beautiful, but perhaps least understood plants here in Palm Beach. When I moved here from the Northeast, I knew a great deal about northern plants, ...

As we slowly approach spring, now is the perfect time to start planning the layout and design of your garden. After such a frigid winter, we wouldn't be shocked if you're looking for ways to transform ...

Do you have a gardening question? The UC Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County can help. Our volunteers are part of the University of California’s Cooperative Extension program and we are trained to ...

I drove into a parking lot this past week and noticed a bougainvillea in the backseat of a car right beside me. I looked at the plant and I said, "Bougainvillea, right?", and the fellow in the front ...

Question: We purchased our home in Tucson Estates a few years ago. As part of the landscaping, there are bougainvillea plants along a fencerow. Every summer we have battled some kind of an insect that ...

All those caterpillars on the bougainvillea are actually bird food, and they are here now to provide necessary protein for nesting chicks. If we all planted just a few native species and stopped using ...