Bougainvillea 'Orange King'

Beautiful colour though....

Yes, the orange king bracts fade to this pale pinkish color.

I'm so glad I don't have any Bougainvillea in the ground...as they become very rampant growers... and I hate cutting them back because of the big thorns.

I tend to forget they have thorns....

Yes, lots and lots of thorns.

I used to have a very long fence with practically every color of Bougainvillea (this was in the San Francisco Bay Area). It was beautiful! However, very painful to cut back.

I like that.
You rarely see any color in the bay area other them red or purple. One French eatery here has a huge Jamaican white. over a heavy pergola.

I think the reds and purple varieties are the most common there; however, I've seen many other colors in the ground. I purchased this orange king in the Bay Area.