Trying out my macro shot. :D This is my first entry for:
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Bougainvillea (pronounced /ˌbuːɡɨnˈvɪliə/)[1] is a genus of flowering plants native to South America from Brazil west to Peru and south to southern Argentina (Chubut Province).
They are thorny, woody vines growing anywhere from 1-12 meters tall, scrambling over other plants with their hooked thorns. The thorns are tipped with a black, waxy substance. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4-13 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes referred to as "paper flower" because the bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene. (source:wikipedia.org)
Chada ayo, Jan! Ganahan ko sa result.
What an interesting flower and interesting description. Lovely color too.
Welcome to Macro Flowers Saturday and thanks for the beautiful contribution!
Have a great Sunday!
Love the skin, love the post. Well done Janet!
Wow, that is such a gorgeous shot. The colors so warm, vibrant and inviting.
A lovely composition of a lovely flower. Excellent first entry for sure!
Quite lovely - thanks for sharing.
I have warm memories of Bougainvillea and warm nights in the tropics. Thanks for bringing those back.
Beautiful color and detail.
I've seen the orange bougainvilleas around before, but only in our yard are the red and purple ones...this photo is super.
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Great macro photos - sorry about not visiting you for macro flowers saturday - I though I had been around all the entries but obviously not! Rosie
Paper Flower, I like that! I love the tiny flowers inside flowers appearance!
So lovely, and great macro!