Some indoor bonsai trees can survive outdoors during the warm summer months, but that’s not true of the Flowering Bougainvillea bonsai. This indoor bonsai tree needs to stay indoors at all times unless you live somewhere that has a very warm climate. Even then, it may be best to keep your Flowering Bougainvillea inside. Because of their amazingly pink, delicate looking flowers, many people enjoy adding Flowering Bougainvilleas to their bonsai collection. The flowers look almost like paper, giving the Bougainvillea the nickname of Paper Flower. The flowers are actually the bracts that grow at the tips of the stems. The leaves themselves are a nice green color that looks great even without the pink “flowers.”
The Flowering Bougainville does need some extra care and attention. Because it hates the cold, you need to keep it in an area where it gets plenty of warm sunlight. Be sure it isn’t left in chilly weather for too long or you may not be able to nurse it back to health. Because of this, while it’s certainly a beautiful flowering bonsai, those just starting out may want to go with something a bit hardier until they feel that their bonsai growing skill has improved.