Spotting Purple Bougainvillea

There's a particular purple bougainvillea which you see only around Coonoor.

The colour is intense, and in summer - April and May it blooms and it's one mass of purple blooms with no leaves visible.

Unlikemost other bougainvillea this particular one grows large and thick becoming a tree.

This young plant promises to grow into a major show stopper.

This is what I meant when I said it grows into a tree.

This particular bouganivillea plant at a firend's place must be a couple of decades old.

I've got myself some cuttings.

In the meantime I'll continue to spot Purple bougainvillea around town.