looking for a name of a plant
 

Hello,

I'm looking to identify a plant which I took a cutting of in Menorca, it was
climbing up the walls of the apartments where we were staying. It has green
leaves and purple flowers although they dont look like flowers, theyre more
like leaves as theyre so thin and they have lots of veins running through
them. I actually have 2 plants which I think are the same, the one is
flowering bright pink and the other is purple. A guy who was with us said
it was a boulevere but I have typed that in google and came up with nothing
so I'm hoping someone here will know what they are.

Thanks.

Bougainvillea?

The flowers which look like leaves are in fact called 'bracts'

Mike

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I'm looking to identify a plant which I took a cutting of in Menorca, it
was
climbing up the walls of the apartments where we were staying. It has
green
leaves and purple flowers although they dont look like flowers, theyre
more
like leaves as theyre so thin and they have lots of veins running through
them. I actually have 2 plants which I think are the same, the one is
flowering bright pink and the other is purple. A guy who was with us said
it was a boulevere but I have typed that in google and came up with
nothing
so I'm hoping someone here will know what they are.

Thanks.

sorry if this appears twice, but it has not appeared on my computer :-((

Bougainvillea?

The flowers which look like leaves are in fact called 'bracts'

Mike




Hello,

I'm looking to identify a plant which I took a cutting of in Menorca, it
was
climbing up the walls of the apartments where we were staying. It has
green
leaves and purple flowers although they dont look like flowers, theyre
more
like leaves as theyre so thin and they have lots of veins running through
them. I actually have 2 plants which I think are the same, the one is
flowering bright pink and the other is purple. A guy who was with us said
it was a boulevere but I have typed that in google and came up with
nothing
so I'm hoping someone here will know what they are.

Thanks.

On 6/5/05 5:09 pm, in article ,
"Tom" wrote:

Hello,

I'm looking to identify a plant which I took a cutting of in Menorca, it was
climbing up the walls of the apartments where we were staying. It has green
leaves and purple flowers although they dont look like flowers, theyre more
like leaves as theyre so thin and they have lots of veins running through
them. I actually have 2 plants which I think are the same, the one is
flowering bright pink and the other is purple. A guy who was with us said
it was a boulevere but I have typed that in google and came up with nothing
so I'm hoping someone here will know what they are.

Bougainvillea, I would think. The flowers are tiny white things and the
brightly coloured bracts are what you're describing. You can't grow them
outdoors in UK, but they're very popular conservatory plants.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Well guys you sorted that out for me in no time at all. It is indeed a
Bougainvillea as I have now seen the images on google thanks to your
expertise on naming it for me.

Thank you all for your input.


"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
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from "Tom" contains these words:

Hello,

I'm looking to identify a plant which I took a cutting of in Menorca, it
was
climbing up the walls of the apartments where we were staying. It has
green
leaves and purple flowers although they dont look like flowers, theyre
more
like leaves as theyre so thin and they have lots of veins running
through
them.

Well observed.

I actually have 2 plants which I think are the same, the one is
flowering bright pink and the other is purple. A guy who was with us
said
it was a boulevere but I have typed that in google and came up with
nothing
so I'm hoping someone here will know what they are.

Sounds like bougainvillea. If so, the coloured bit that you describe
as not quite like a flower is a bract (a modified leaf)

If you click on "images" in google, you'll be able to match a colour
picture.
Janet.