Bougainvilleas are frost-sensitive, but can be used as a houseplant or hanging basket in cooler climates. In the landscape, it makes an excellent hot season plant due to its drought tolerance, making it ideal for warm climate year-round. It can be pruned to be shaped to your liking or it can be released to do its own thing. It will climb walls to create a beautiful spectical of color.
They should be watered deeply, but allowed to fully dry out between waterings. 

The bright colors associated with the plants include pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, and yellow. They are a very attractive genus for Bonsai enthusiasts, due to their ease of training and their radiant flowering.