Saturday, March 17, 2007

Bougainvillea


This morning we walked up to the green market. The market is held on Saturday, January through March, around city hall. On our way we saw this bougainvillea spilling over a wall. The little cream colored flowers are hidden between three colorful bracts (petaloids). In the cool dry season the bracts can last for a month or two. But if we have a few days of rain and little sun the bracts fall, ending the show.