I adore Bougainvillea when I've seen it on holiday abroad. It sprawls, it's wild, I've seen it growing along coast roads and beaches in all kinds of colours including orange and white. My favourite colour is the deep cherry red. I'd always wondered about growing it at home, here in England but knew it would have to be kept indoors as it likes a lot of heat and there's no way it would stand a British winter outside. But, I was always put off trying to grow one in the house for two reasons. The first was that I had no idea where to buy them from, apart from online, and buying plants online without seeing their condition is an idea I can't buy into. The second reason I was put off having one at home is that everything I read about them suggested they'd be too difficult to grow. This is an exotic plant, after all. It's foreign and clearly not for the likes of me with my tendency to cottage garden. And then one day last summer I found bougai...
