Bougainvillea Images by kenne
The December solstice, also known as the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere is December 21, 2012. However, two mornings ago the temperature in the Tucson area hit 32 degrees or below. The Bougainvillea is a very sensitive plant to freezing, which tells us that winter in the desert has arrived ten days before the winter solstice — goodbye till next spring!
kenne
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terrific, they are my favorite flower, hard to find in Kansas
I have protected some since every night doesn’t get to freezing, however, I will tire of covering them if the weather projections are for a hard freeze.
Reblogged this on mygallery2.chinuephillips.com and commented:
Love the deep color of this
Thanks.
I did not know that about bougainvilleas! We have a lot of them here in The Bahamas. They’re beautiful. Thank you for that bit of information but I doubt they’ll ever freeze here 🙂
The same is true in southern California, but we do get occasional freezing temps over night in the desert southwest. Thanks for the comment.