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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four O¹Clock) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Orange |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Fall |
| Height: 2-4 feet |
| Width: 4-6 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Bougainvillea 'Oransenka' - An evergreen shrub that can reach to 3-4+ feet tall by 4-6 feet wide but can be kept much lower with trimming. It has medium green leaves and very colorful orange and magenta bracts from spring late into the fall and sometimes through a mild winter. Plant in full sun where it requires very little irrigation along the coast once established. Hardy to about 20-25 degrees F. This plant was sent to us in 2014 by an Arizona Nursery as Bougainvillea 'Rosenka' but having grown this variety since 1981 it was instantly recognizable that it was not this variety as soon as it flowered. It looks more like a prostate selection of 'Camarillo Fiesta' but even darker and so not to confuse this plant with our crops of 'Rosenka' , we have christened this plant Bougainvillea 'Oransenka'. For a comparison please see our listing for 'Rosenka'The name for the genus honors the French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729-1811). Bougainville first visited South American in 1764 on a voyage to settle the Falkland Islands and in 1766 he left on a journey to become the first Frenchman to circumnavigate the globe. On this trip he was accompanied by the botanist Philibert Commerçon, who reportedly named the plant they found 'Bougainvillea' but it was not officially described until 1789 by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. Jussieu actually misspelled the name as Buginvillea, and this name was not corrected until the 20th century.. Further intrigue regarding this plant's discovery is that it may have actually been discovered by Philibert Commerçon's assistant (and possibly his lover) Jeanne Baré, who he had snuck onboard, disguising her as a man.
This information about Bougainvillea 'Oransenka' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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