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When Rower mentioned from across the table that his grandparents adored bougainvilleas, he seemed to be floating the idea to see Oudolf’s reaction about whether they would work in Calder Gardens.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022

She cares for every herb and weed in the gardens she tends but she has a special place in her heart for the vibrant fuchsia blooms of bougainvilleas — vining shrubs with hidden sharp thorns.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022

There’s something invigorating about tackling your to-dos among walls of ferns or billowing bougainvilleas.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2022

He then sat down with other volunteers in a shaded eating area prettied with multicolored bougainvilleas to fret about if their work even had a place in today’s Catholic Church.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2021

The restaurant is in a large open portico on the ground floor shaded by bougainvilleas.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver