Hugh Evans Bougainvillea Live Well-Rooted Starter Plant | Tropical flowering vine

About This Plant

A tropical flowering vine, Bougainvillea ‘Hugh Evans’ is a vigorous starter/plug plant that grows as a climbing, sprawling, or bushy vine with pruning. It is shipped as a well-rooted starter plant and is considered blooming size, though flowers are not guaranteed at delivery. The plant is intended for warm, sunny conditions and becomes dormant and may lose foliage in cooler seasons.

What You Will Receive

1 live ‘Hugh Evans’ Bougainvillea starter/plug plant, healthy and well-rooted, shipped in its pot. Growth size and fullness may vary. Blooming-size plant; flowers not guaranteed upon arrival. Carefully packaged for shipping.

Growing Information

Common Name: Hugh Evans Bougainvillea

Botanical Name: Bougainvillea spp. ‘Hugh Evans’

Plant Type: Tropical flowering vine

Growth Stage: Well-rooted starter/plug plant

Sun Requirements: Bright protected light while young; full sun once established

Soil: Fast-draining potting mix

Watering: Keep evenly moist while establishing; reduce watering as established and during winter

Temperature: Warm conditions preferred; protect from temperatures below ~50°F

Growth Habit: Climbing, sprawling, or bushy with pruning

Growth Rate: Fast under favorable warm conditions

Blooming: Primarily during active growth under suitable conditions

Dormancy: May become dormant and lose foliage during cooler seasons

Fertilizing: Feed during spring and summer

Support Requirements: Trellis or other support recommended when grown as a climber

Container Friendly: Yes

Outdoor Friendly: Yes in warm climates

Care Tip

Keep your young Bougainvillea in a small container with fast-draining soil during establishment (3–4 inch pot recommended). After shipping, place in a bright, protected location with gradual sun exposure as it matures. Mature Bougainvillea benefits from abundant sunshine. Some yellowing or leaf loss after shipping is common; focus on stem and root health as the plant acclimates.

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

Listing photos may show a mature plant for reference. The plant you receive may be younger or smaller depending on the size and condition stated in this listing.

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