Whether you’re a big fan of hot pink or you can’t stop thinking about your dream vacation to the Mediterranean where vibrant magenta-hued flowering vines popped against bright white homes, bougainvillea is the perfect vine-shrub for you, PlantIn gardening expert Melvin Cubain says. “The flowers, which are actually modified leaves, come in different colors such as purple, magenta, white, orange, and yellow,” he explains. “They grow best on a veranda that receives full sunlight. Planting them directly on the ground makes them grow faster than potting soil.”
