Bright Red Bracts
Produces striking red flower-like bracts that create colorful displays in outdoor gardens and landscapes.
San Diego Red Bougainvillea Seeds for Sale
Suitable for home gardening use
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San Diego Red Bougainvillea Seeds
San Diego Red Bougainvillea is a vigorous ornamental climbing plant admired for its brilliant red bracts, evergreen foliage, and attractive spreading growth habit. It can be trained along fences, walls, trellises, and garden supports, creating colorful displays in warm climates. This popular bougainvillea variety thrives in sunny locations and well-drained soil, making it a beautiful choice for tropical gardens, landscape borders, and decorative containers.
Brilliant Red Bracts
Climbing Ornamental Plant
Evergreen Foliage
Heat-Tolerant Variety
Key Features
Vigorous Climbing Growth
Develops strong, spreading stems that can be trained over fences, walls, pergolas, and trellises.
Warm-Climate Adaptability
Performs well in warm, sunny environments and established plants tolerate relatively dry conditions.
Long Seasonal Display
Provides attractive ornamental color during warm growing periods with suitable sunlight and care.
Product Highlights
Vibrant red ornamental bracts
Vigorous climbing growth habit
Evergreen foliage in warm climates
Suitable for fences and trellises
Excellent for tropical landscapes
Performs best in full sunlight
Good drought tolerance after establishment
Attractive garden and container plant
Specifications
| Scientific Name | Bougainvillea × buttiana 'San Diego Red' |
| Common Name | San Diego Red Bougainvillea; Paper Flower |
| Plant Family | Nyctaginaceae |
| Seed Type | Ornamental Flowering Plant Seeds — verify seed identity and viability |
| Variety | San Diego Red |
| Growth Habit | Vigorous climbing woody vine or shrub |
| Bract Color | Bright red to magenta-red |
| Foliage | Green, evergreen in frost-free climates |
| USDA Hardiness Zones | Generally Zones 10–11; climate tolerance varies |
| Planting Season | Spring to early summer in suitable climates |
| Growing Season | Warm season |
| Sowing Method | Follow verified supplier instructions for viable seeds |
| Germination Time | Species- and seed-lot-dependent; not confirmed for this cultivar |
| Sunlight Requirements | Full sun |
| Soil Requirements | Well-drained, moderately fertile soil |
| Watering Needs | Regular during establishment; low to moderate afterward |
| Mature Plant Size | Can reach approximately 20–30 feet with suitable support |
| Plant Spacing | Allow approximately 6–8 feet, depending on planting conditions |
| Propagation | Semi-hardwood and softwood cuttings; seed identity should be verified |
Growing Guide
Step 1: Prepare the Planting Material
Confirm that the package contains viable Bougainvillea seeds. San Diego Red is a named cultivar generally propagated through stem cuttings to preserve its characteristics.
Confirm that the package contains viable Bougainvillea seeds. San Diego Red is a named cultivar generally propagated through stem cuttings to preserve its characteristics.
Step 2: Prepare the Growing Medium
Choose a well-drained seed-starting mix or suitable planting medium. Use containers with drainage holes to prevent excess moisture.
Choose a well-drained seed-starting mix or suitable planting medium. Use containers with drainage holes to prevent excess moisture.
Step 3: Sow the Seeds
Follow the supplier's recommended sowing depth and germination instructions. Keep the growing medium suitably moist without waterlogging.
Follow the supplier's recommended sowing depth and germination instructions. Keep the growing medium suitably moist without waterlogging.
Step 4: Provide Warmth and Sunlight
Maintain suitable warm growing conditions. Gradually introduce established seedlings to brighter outdoor conditions as they develop.
Maintain suitable warm growing conditions. Gradually introduce established seedlings to brighter outdoor conditions as they develop.
Step 5: Support Healthy Growth
Transplant established plants into well-drained soil with plenty of sunlight. Provide a trellis or other support for climbing stems and avoid excessive watering.
Transplant established plants into well-drained soil with plenty of sunlight. Provide a trellis or other support for climbing stems and avoid excessive watering.
Bring Bold Red Beauty to Your Garden
San Diego Red Bougainvillea adds brilliant red color, attractive evergreen foliage, and vigorous climbing growth to outdoor spaces. Its showy bracts make it a wonderful ornamental choice for garden walls, fences, pergolas, and sunny landscape areas. Provide adequate sunlight, well-drained soil, and suitable growing conditions for healthy plant development.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find helpful information about San Diego Red Bougainvillea flowering, cultivation, and propagation.
What makes San Diego Red Bougainvillea different from other varieties?
San Diego Red is a recognized bougainvillea cultivar known for its vivid red to magenta-red bracts and vigorous climbing growth. It is especially attractive for covering garden walls, fences, and trellises.
Can San Diego Red Bougainvillea be grown in pots?
Yes. It can be grown in large containers with good drainage, full sunlight, and suitable support for its climbing stems. Container-grown plants need watering when the growing medium begins to dry.
How do you propagate San Diego Red Bougainvillea?
Semi-hardwood and softwood stem cuttings are commonly used to propagate San Diego Red Bougainvillea and preserve its specific flower characteristics. Plants grown from seeds may not retain the exact traits of the named cultivar.