Bougainvillea x buttiana 'Mahara'

If red is your color, this hybrid is for you. Large puffs of brilliant red flowers form on the end of the vining stems. The clusters of double blooms differ from the single varieties by holding onto the plant without falling off. This gives the gardener a longer window of floral color. We grow this unusual cultivar staked, trellised or in hanging baskets. Our mother plant is never without blooms.

Bougainvilleas are a beautiful new addition to our line of climbers and Double Red is a great first offering! Very compact and easy to grow in a containers, this seems to bloom all the time for us. The clusters of beautiful papery bracts (not true flowers) come in waves and last a very long time. Double Red looks great in a hanging basket, too! Bougainvilleas are easy to grow up north in a cool window in the winter or even a dark place as long as you take special care not to water them until absolutely necessary. Flower Size: 1 in. bracts in clusters. Origin: Brazil.