Common name:

Bougainvillea (hybrid)

Family:

Nyctaginaceae

Type of plant:

Evergreen shrubby vine

Background information:

Tropical and subtropical

Native origin:

South America

Comments:

This huge specimen is growing at the Karen Blixen Ranch in the area called "Karen," just outside of Nairobi, in Kenya, Africa. (from the movie Out of Africa about Karen Blixen.)