Gene Jarvis: Bougainvillea

Artist: Gene Jarvis
1921 - 1990
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1982
Image Size: 9.5 by 9 inches
Overall Size: 12.75 by 12.5 inches
Medium: Pen & Ink on Hot Press Illustration Board

Tropical areas are home to the colorful Bougainvillea plant. The species of Bougainvillea depicted on this artwork is Bougainvillea glabra, but it is just one of eighteen beautiful species of the plant. All of the Bougainvillea shrubs are named for Louis de Bougainville, the first Frenchman to cross the Pacific Ocean. But, even though named for a Frenchman, the plants were originally discovered in Brazil, making them thoroughly New World in their origin. The Bougainvillea are robust and showy shrubs which bear brightly-hued bracts. Often, these papery bracts are mistaken for flowers for the actual blossoms are small and insignificant. Some varieties of Bougainvillea flower intermittently, but others are continuously blooming. In tropical countries the Bougainvillea use their hooked thorns to climb to almost any height. Thus, they provide attractive camouflage for walls, pillars and building fronts. The Bougainvillea also make attractive hedges. In addition to to being an attractive garden shrub, it is also a lovely potted plant. Since the plants are easily propagated from cuttings rooted in sandy soil, the bright bracts of the Bougainvillea are a common and beautiful sight throughout the tropics.

This artwork was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Dominica 40¢ Bougainvillea stamp issued November 2, 1981.

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