Global warming?

The vines themselves would be welcome even if flowers were sparse. We haven't had all that much rain here this fall and winter. I saw these plants covered in flowers all over Marion Co. I'll go ahead and plant them and see what happens.

They grow all over the place here in Gainesville. My neighbor has one that literally blooms all year long to some extent. She never waters it or fertilizes it. ETA: That being said, it seems I only see the old-timey red ones here that grow very large. Haven't seen any of the purples or pinks or whites that are so common in S. FL, so maybe they aren't as cold hardy.

dirtygardener73 - I don't know what colors these are but this weekend they'll be planted against the fence in a sunny area. I'll hope for the best - the were free.

Glenn Jones - I just saw online that 2016 was the warmest year yet. For the past few years armadillos were seen in TN where we moved from last Sept. They were that far north.

I've wondered the same thing. I live in Brooksville, hardly any around here, yet 5 miles West in Spring Hill I see them everywhere. I brought a beautiful one here from Tampa and within one year of Winter it was dead. I had kept it in the pot so it didn't have anything to do with the soil. I do live in a pocket of clay soil but there are mostly areas with sand hills around here, still see very few. I would love to grow one again, especially the ones that are a very intense pink-orange color. One thing I do know, don't plant one right next to the house unless you are 100 percent sure you won't ever want to move it. The roots are like stone when they get big. When I went to San Diego I saw so many huge ones that were planted up next to the Spanish-style houses, trained to go across the walls - absolutely gorgeous.

I see one huge bush in my neighborhood, the color is like in the picture above. Last two winters it looked like dead but came back in the spring. I have some in containers and bring them inside before the cold snaps. They would drop leaves and flowers but stay alive. I had a purple one outside in a pot and it just died because it was too big and I didn't bring it in. I should've pruned it and at least put it in the greenhouse which I did later but I think it was too late. I love the variegated bougainvilleas, they look so pretty.

Halyna - One of the ones given to me has these yellow and green leaves but appears to be in a resting state. Tomorrow I'm taking a day off to work in the garden planting some of the plants backing up - if it's not storming. I told family not to even call me on the phone. That plant is a beauty.

Walking my dogs this morning, I saw these...some very tall bougainvillea!

I had 2 potted ones on my dock when I moved here 6 years ago with the small lattaces well I think too much rain ir the thick cement pots was agreeing with them so I planted them beind my garden shed to the left in the pic with 2 areca palms very small

this is them all now huge cant even see the shed , I have a purple on e out front thriving also

by the way those royal palms are huge now also

Glenn Jones - Are you in 9a? Though I see them in Ocala, I have taken note and don't see any outside the city. This week I'll plant them in the sun so they can use the fence for support.

whgille(FL 9b) - I don't think 9b gets the frosts we get here in 9a, especially out here in "the Forest."

Green thumb. I'm in 9b Palm bay.

greenthumbs, I know that I am in zone 9b but in the same neighborhood someone planted a row of bougies by his fence a year ago and they all died, he is replacing them now with something else, he doesn't know why they did not take, not frosts for sure...

I had a bougie in Phoenix and we did get some serious frosts and nothing could kill that one or stopped from growing...

This picture is in May in Nice, everywhere they were bougainvilleas and confederate jasmine...

Silvia

I keep mine in a pot...I had a large bush in my old house but the thorns were so bad...I decided to keep mine in pots now to keep them small :o)

Wow, nice color puglvr1.

@puglvr1, bougie bonsai are the best!

Thanks Halyna and DG...just took this a little while ago,

I planted them and they made it through a 26F night. I don't think we'll get anymore frost here - I sure hope not. The Majesty palm also made it through the night. To those who lost their Bogies that were in pots, perhaps the roots froze. Many plants will not survive frozen roots I know. They wouldn't freeze if in the ground.

in Ocala your good .