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Wednesday - May 05, 2010
From: Las Cruces, NM
Region: Rocky Mountain
Topic: Non-Natives
Title: Can bougainvillea be grown in Las Cruces, NM?
Answered by: Barbara Medford
QUESTION:
Can bougainvillea be grown in Las Cruces, NM?ANSWER:
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is committed to the use, protection and propagation of plants native not only to North America, but to the area in which that plant is being grown. Bougainvillea is a tropical, native to Brazil. Read this website from Plant-Care.com for more information.
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