Blooming Flowers and Arts: Bougainvilleas at Singapore Botanic Gardens 新加坡植物园的三角梅九重葛

Bougainvilleas are almost everywhere in Singapore. They are commonly found on overhead bridges in Singapore, residential parks and gardens. The bright colourful 'flower' is actually modified leaf known as bract. The true flowers are the small white tubulars in the centre of colourful leaves. These resilient plant is drought-tolerant and thrive in dry soil. Overwatering will stop it from flowering. Bougainvillea was named after 18-century French explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville.

At Singapore Botanic Garden, there is a Bougainvillea garden featuring white, pink and red bougainvilleas.

三角梅几乎随处可见于新加坡。它们常见于新加坡的高架桥、住宅公园及花园中。这艳丽的"花朵"实为特化的叶片，称为苞片。真正的花朵是彩色叶片中央的白色管状小花。这种耐旱植物能在干燥土壤中茁壮生长，过度浇水则会抑制其开花。三角梅以18世纪法国探险家路易·安托万·德·布干维尔命名。

在新加坡植物园，有一片三角梅花园，种植着白色、粉色和红色的三角梅。