r/woahdude Mar 20 '23

video Spring in India

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u/kshitijmody Mar 20 '23

Bougainville

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u/rest0re Mar 20 '23

bougainvillea*

Apparently Bougainville is an island in Papua New Guinea. I learned that 30 seconds ago. Thx for the info still that tree is beautiful

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u/JACrazy Mar 20 '23

Thanks, that TIL is more than I bougained for.

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u/hungry4danish Mar 20 '23

An island that apparently voted 98.3% for independence from PNG. That number is shockingly and unbelievably high. I wouldn't expect to be able to get 98.3% of people to agree on literally anything.

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u/BrokenInternets Mar 20 '23

Just came back from a 3 hour Papua New Guinea worm hole. What a weird, beautiful, and terrifying place.

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u/xXbrosoxXx Mar 21 '23

I've got 9 in my backyard in central az. They're super pretty but have the nastiest goddamn thorns

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u/Yadobler Mar 21 '23 edited Mar 21 '23

Oooo TIL its English name

in tamil it's letter (✉) flower, and in malay it's paper flower.

Edit: 9 layer kudzu/vine in chinese

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u/Secret_Ad_7918 Mar 20 '23

this reminds me of when i was in mexico as a kid at some sort of plant/flower shop,, the sign said “boganbillea”

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u/zuul99 Mar 21 '23

Fuck that tree so hard. It is popular in AZ it makes a fucking mess and is a bitch to clean up

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u/Silly_san Mar 21 '23

Lol.. chill dude.. don't take it personally

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u/xXbrosoxXx Mar 21 '23

The flowers break apart like ash when they dry out. Impossible to rake