The bougainvillea flower means protection and spiritual connection, whilst others see it as a symbol of peace. Other celebrated meanings are abundance, prosperity and passion for relationships.
The work is manual, and it takes several coatings of resin to get the perfect shape.
All earrings come presented in a beautiful white and gold gift box, made with recycled cardboard.
Bougainvillea comes in many different shades. Although the classic colour that most people know is the fuchsia pink, we are experimenting with pink, white, salmon and yellow bougainvillea too.
DID YOU KNOW?
Bougainvillea is not a Mediterranean plant! It’s not even an old-world plant! The first botanical record we have of it was written around 1768 by a French naturalist named Philibert Commerson, who discovered it in Brazil and named the plant after a friend of his who was circumnavigating the world at that moment, Admiral Louis-Antoine de Bougainville. The first claim to fame Bougainvillea had was when it was published in the very famous “Genera Planetarium” in 1789.
But it wasn’t until the XIX century that the first specimens started showing up in Europe!
Many bougainvillea today are the result of interbreeding among only three out of the eighteen South American species recognised by botanists. There are over 300 varieties of bougainvillea. Because many of the hybrids have been crossed over several generations, it is difficult to identify their respective origins. Natural mutations seem to occur spontaneously throughout the world; wherever large numbers of plants are being produced, bud-sports will occur. This had led to multiple names for the same cultivar (or variety) and has added to the confusion over the names of bougainvillea cultivars.
The growth rate of bougainvillea varies from slow to rapid, depending on the variety. They tend to flower all year round in equatorial regions. Elsewhere, they are seasonal, with bloom cycles typically four to six weeks. Bougainvillea grow best in dry soil, in very bright full sun and with frequent fertilisation; but they require little water once established, and in fact will not flourish if over-watered. They can be easily propagated via tip cuttings.