Golden Bougainvillea Plant ‘California Gold’ | Yellow Paper Flower Vine

The Golden Bougainvillea Plant, often sold as the magnificent ‘California Gold’ or ‘Chitra Gold’ cultivar, is a true burst of sunshine for any garden. Originating from the tropical climates of South America, this tough, vigorous vine is prized for its incredible resilience, spectacular color, and ability to thrive in hot, dry Indian summers. Its unique golden-yellow bracts offer a warm, consistent color display that outshines most other flowering plants, making it a must-have for vibrant, low-maintenance landscaping and terrace gardens.

🌟 Key Features & Advantages

• Vibrant Golden-Yellow Bracts: The showy ‘paper flowers’ are brilliant, warm golden-yellow, sometimes deepening to an apricot-gold hue, providing a luminous, year-round focal point.
• Exceptional Drought Tolerance: This Golden Bougainvillea Plant requires surprisingly little water once established, making it the perfect choice for busy gardeners and water-conscious landscapes.
• Prolific & Extended Bloom Cycles: In warmer climates, it flowers profusely throughout the year, with peak blooms in spring and autumn, ensuring continuous color.
• Versatile Growth Habit: It can be trained as a vigorous climbing vine over a trellis or arch, shaped into a compact shrub, or grown as a colorful, cascading groundcover.

🌱 Cultivation & Plant Care

• Plant Type: This is a live, rooted sapling or cutting, ready to grow into a spectacular woody vine or dense shrub.
• Sunlight & Soil Needs: It demands Full Sun—a minimum of 6 hours of direct sunlight daily is essential for maximum flowering. Use a well-draining, slightly acidic soil mix (sandy or loamy soil is ideal).
• Growing Environment: Excellent for large containers (pots) on a terrace or sunny balcony, or directly in the ground against a wall, fence, or pergola.
• Fruiting Time: The true flowers are inconspicuous and white; the golden bracts appear throughout the year in warm zones, especially when stressed by less frequent watering.
• Plant Height & Maintenance: Can reach 8 to 30 feet in the ground but is easily maintained at 3–6 feet in a container with regular pruning after each bloom cycle. Prune hard in late autumn/early winter to encourage vigorous new growth and better spring color.

🔬 Scientific & Botanical Details

• Scientific Name: Bougainvillea spectabilis / glabra cultivar (e.g., ‘California Gold’)
• Family: Nyctaginaceae (Four O’Clock Family)
• Common Names: Paper Flower, Golden Paper Flower, Yellow Bougainvillea, ‘Chitra Gold’

Do not miss out on this spectacular variety! The Golden Bougainvillea Plant offers maximum visual impact with minimal care, transforming any sunny corner into a tropical paradise. Simply give it sun, limit the water, and prepare for a dazzling show. Order your actively flowering sapling today and begin creating a stunning, colorful focal point in your outdoor space.

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