How to Use bougainvillea in a Sentence

bougainvillea

noun
  • And by tall walls splashed with red, pink and purple bougainvillea.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022
  • New windows act as a headboard and frame views of fig and bougainvillea trees.
    — Maria V. Charbonneaux and Liz Strong, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The trail starts under a bougainvillea archway.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Give your bougainvillea well-draining soil and a sturdy support to grow on.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • Our bougainvillea is growing back from the base, but the upper stems all appear dead.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • Best of all was the garden courtyard, lush with bougainvillea and potted palms.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 14 Feb. 2012
  • Half of the suit is a pretty bougainvillea color, while the other half is a bright mint hue.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • Vases of colorful bougainvillea and snake plants dot the space.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Sunlight burns, bougainvillea flames.
    — Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Some are right on the sea, others enveloped in rosemary, bougainvillea, and olive trees.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • My friend has a large bougainvillea growing in a bed near her front door on the Gulf Coast.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2021
  • In the cities and towns, golden light shines down on ice plants and bougainvillea, and that is beautiful too.
    — Lydia Kiesling, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2018
  • Magenta bougainvillea dot the space, but tree trunks wrapped in fairy lights and a slight bite in the air hint at autumn.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 10 Dec. 2018
  • Plants with true thorns include bougainvillea, hawthorn and pyracantha.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • There's no menu, just a few dishes of the day to be savored beneath the sprawling bougainvillea.
    — Rachel Howard, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Clusters of pink and white bougainvillea burst out over its Moorish archways and rooftops.
    — Marquita K. Harris, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Here, the land is bursting with bright bougainvillea and dotted with Cypress trees.
    — Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Even parked by a wall of blazing bougainvillea, the car looks understated.
    — Hannah Elliott, latimes.com, 4 May 2018
  • In this room, the bed is inspired by the color of bougainvillea, and the block print on the walls is a green and pink flower.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Heck, some of us (me) have even been taking a chance with a few full-on tropical plants such as bougainvillea or plumosa.
    — Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The 16 acres are adorned with her father’s artworks and fragranced by hot-pink bougainvillea.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Your bougainvillea would have to be pruned back severely to encourage new sprouts among the lower stems.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • The hotel is housed within a walled garden that is an oasis of palms, bougainvillea, and frangipani.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The path to this two-bedroom villa is framed by areca palms as well as great bougainvillea, and honey locust.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Verdant pine trees and tumbling fuchsia-pink bougainvillea disguise that the fact that the hotel is even there.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 12 June 2022
  • Pink bougainvillea climbs an iron archway on a path leading past almond, orange and lemon trees to their modest stone house.
    — Joseph Krauss, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
  • My home office sat in a garden of roses and bougainvillea, but it was shrouded in unremitting haze.
    — Brook Larmer, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The stark white courtyard bordered by deep green palms and cascading white bougainvillea surrounds a small stone chapel with a beveled cross.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
  • With its charming white wooden houses and lush bougainvillea, the islands are an escape from the city within the city.
    — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021
  • With its charming white wooden houses and lush bougainvillea, the islands are an escape from the city within the city.
    — Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025

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