"Should I look like I'm doing something?" asked JuLee Courtier, Carson's nursery manager, when we asked for a photo. She promptly set to work removing dead leaves from this striking  'Royal Purple' Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea buttiana). Bougainvilleas are ideal container plants. They bloom more profusely if pinched and if stressed by keeping them slightly rootbound and on the dry side. They also thrive in very bright light and high heat.