Bougainvillea Bambino™ 'Bilas' alpinia What's not to love

What's not to love

In good conditions Bismarckia grows fairly quickly into a large and stunning tree but will also look amazing in a large pot

Responds well to being trimmed as that helps to encourage new growth

Happily grows in either full sun or partial shade where soils are suitably moist

please do not repot

Bougainvillea Bambino™ 'Bilas' alpinia What's not to loveBougainvillea Bilas is one of the best varieties for pots containers, it does really well. The flowers are bright red and are borne in profusion on mature plants. The most unusual attribute of Bilas is its foliage. All of the new growth emerges as a creamy pink with no sign of green in the leaf at all. It is really such a lack of colour that one would think it would not grow and thrive but it does. As the leaves age they become variegated, cream and