bougainvillea

Definition

Stunning tropical vine with vibrant paper-like petals that aren't actually flowers—they're colored leaves.

any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts

Memory Hook

Bougain-VILLA: imagine a fancy villa draped in these explosive bursts of magenta and red—it's the showoff plant of the garden world.