Is Bougainvillea the national flower of Zambia? Get to know the common varieties

Bougainvillea, also known as paper flower, room flower, ninefold kudzu, spring-welcoming red, and le du juan, is a flower with high ornamental value. Bougainvillea is native to Brazil, and it is now cultivated in many places. In the southern regions of our country, bougainvillea is often planted as a climbing flower, looking especially beautiful and particularly dazzling against the backdrop of green leaves. So is the beautiful bougainvillea the national flower of Zambia? What common varieties are there?

1. Is bougainvillea the national flower of Zambia?

Bougainvillea is the national flower of Zambia. The reason bougainvillea is regarded by Zambia as its national flower is that it carries a unique meaning. Bougainvillea is highly ornamental; whenever it blooms, its colors are extremely vivid and colorful, giving people a feeling of vigor and enthusiasm. The flower language of bougainvillea is passionate and unrestrained.

Although Zambia is not developed, the people here are still very positive about life, just like bougainvillea, living out their own brilliance.

2. What common varieties of bougainvillea are there?

1. Double-petaled red bougainvillea

The leaves of double-petaled red bougainvillea are oval in shape, and the leaf color is very dark and lacks gloss. Its bud center and young leaves are dark red, and it has small thorns. The bracts of this bougainvillea variety are bright red, very brilliant. The flowering period of double-petaled red bougainvillea is usually March to May and September to November.

2. Mrs. Eva bougainvillea

The leaves of Mrs. Eva bougainvillea are oval to ovate-elliptic, emerald green in color, and most are 5 cm long. This variety usually bears double-petaled flowers, and the leaf-like bracts are red-purple, looking very gorgeous. The pedicels of Mrs. Eva bougainvillea are red, the bract tips are acuminate, and the margins are edged with pink and rose red.

3. Small-leaved purple bougainvillea

Small-leaved purple bougainvillea is a very common, earliest-introduced, and most ordinary bougainvillea variety. Small-leaved purple bougainvillea has been cultivated in our country for about a hundred years. This bougainvillea variety is highly adaptable, very easy to grow, and is especially widely planted in the southern regions.

4. Golden-spotted large red bougainvillea

The leaves of golden-spotted large red bougainvillea are broadly ovate to broadly lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, with yellow-white spots on the leaf margins. The spots on new leaves are yellow and gradually turn yellow-white. The bracts are dark red and single-petaled, roughly round in shape.

5. Golden-center bicolor bougainvillea

Golden-center bicolor bougainvillea is a very typical bougainvillea variety, with many flower colors: some are rose red, some are white, some bloom all red, and some even produce flowers that are half white and half red, or a lipstick-like effect.

6. California Gold bougainvillea

California Gold is a yellow bougainvillea variety that has become popular in recent years. Its flower color changes with the seasons, making it a very magical bougainvillea variety. After blooming, this bougainvillea variety has very high ornamental value and is deeply loved by everyone. It is especially good when planted in courtyards, embellishing the surrounding environment.