The colorful parts of bougainvillea flowers are actually bracts, which are modified leaves, same as those in poinsettia.
You do know that when you say I am beautiful, you are not looking at my true flowers.
I am so loved around the world that more than a dozen places choose me as their official flowers.
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Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spp.)
Sunnyside Conservatory, San Francisco, California
