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Can I grow Bougainvillea in zone 7A Maryland?

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Posted by wannabeGardnr 7 MD (My Page) on
Thu, Dec 20, 12 at 14:43

I love the look of Bougainvilleas. However, I live in the DC suburbs of Maryland, in zone 7A. Is anyone else zone pushing with these?
I was thinking of attempting to grow them outdoors against a south facing brick wall - this place stays warm - with added winter protection like wrapping. I would be okay if it behaves like a perennial, provided I get flowers. Is this possible? Which varieties would be appropriate?

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No, it may not come back from the ground, and if it does it will barely have time to bloom. The good news is it can be grown in a container:

Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.chron.com/life/gardening/article/Bougainvillea-101-Most-ask ed-questions-1733927.php

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I love bougainvillea too. They are so beautiful and remind me of the warm, sunny tropics. I tried several times to grow them here and each time they died. :(

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Oops, just noticed this was posted months ago! Oh well...

Hopefully you'll luck out! funny thing is, I just got back from visiting my parents on the Texas Gulf Coast, where we spent a good amount of time whacking back a monstrous bougainvillea that had swallowed an entire planting bed (again) and a bay window to boot. They would love to grow some of the spring bloomers and perinneals we grow up here... we always want what we can't grow, huh?! :)

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