Bougainvillea 'James Walker'

Bougainvillea 'James Walker'
(boo-gan-VIL-lee-uh)

Who doesn’t go to Hawaii and take a picture of Bougainvillea? It is kind of hard not to when it is planted in almost every yard. I guess it is kind of like tropical Forsythia in that way. It was blooming pretty heavy in the garden of the house we stayed at. The colors were all mixed up and that looked nice. This was the only named cultivar that was labeled. It was waiting to be planted and the name was written on the pot.


It seemed to working very well as a privacy fence although it looked like it needed to be pruned fairly often. The thorns were not evident but still sharp. I was taking pictures of it every morning and one morning as I walked by a thorn caught my sunglasses and ripped them off. Thankfully that was all it did other wise there would have been some pain involved.

We grow a couple of Bougainvillea in the conservatory at work and usally put a couple of plants out in pots as annuals. I am not the one to look to for cultural expertise. Try this ehow page by Barbara Fahs for more information.

‘James Walker’ seems also to be called ‘Ambience’. It has orange bracts that turn to hot pink. It really provides a nice contrast. This second picture shows how bright the colors are.

These next pictures were shot with the D70s and the 105mm VR Nikon lens. It is a powerful combo and when I remember to use the 105 on the D70 it usually produces good results. I hope you enjoy them as the Butterfly was being a teaser and generally uncooperative. It took a long time to get these two shots.




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