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