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Oo La La dwarf bougainvillea spreading low with vivid magenta-pink bracts over a boulder

Bougainvillea ‘Oo La La’

Bougainvillea 'Oo La La'
Categories:
Shrubs  ·  
Desert Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water
Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings; reduce to encourage bloom.
Size
1-2 ft tall × 6-8 ft wide
Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Toxicity
Sap / Skin Irritant
Description
A compact, low mounding-to-cascading dwarf bougainvillea with vivid magenta-pink bracts. Ideal as a groundcover, edging, or container plant. Thrives in hot, dry sites with excellent drainage and blooms most heavily when slightly water-stressed.
Bloom Time
Spring through fall; heaviest with mild drought stress
Deciduous / Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Special Features
Drought Tolerant
Growth Rate
Fast
Growth Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Mature Size
1-2 ft tall × 6-8 ft wide
Flower Color
Magenta-pink
Foliage Color
Medium green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Container / Patio, Groundcover
Garden Style
Container / Patio, Hedge / Formal
Soil
Alkaline Tolerant, Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Desert marigold, Lantana, Leucophyllum frutescens, Salvia greggii, Tecoma stans
Sap / Skin Irritant
Sap is a skin/eye irritant
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings; reduce to encourage bloom.

Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates alkaline and sandy desert soils.

Mature size: 1-2 ft tall, 6-8 ft wide

Bloom: Spring through fall; heaviest with mild drought stress

Evergreen / deciduous: Semi-evergreen

Growth rate: Fast