Common name: Silk Floss Tree
Botanical name: Chorisia speciosa

This deciduous tree grows to 30' x 25' and has a trunk covered in cone-shaped thorns. It produces showy pink to red flowers in the fall and needs occasional deep watering with good drainage. Leaves drop during autumn flowering. Native to Brazil and Argentina.

Common name: Bougainvillea
Botanical name: Bougainvillea X 'Rosenka'

This tender, subtropical evergreen does best with full sun and infrequent watering and feeding when established. It shouild be exposed to as little frost as possible.The light orange bracts age to a salmon pink color. 'Rosenka' has a mounding, cascading habit.