impactantes brácteas color magenta

English translation: breathtaking magenta-colored (coloured) bracts

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Spanish term or phrase:	impactantes brácteas color magenta
English translation:	breathtaking magenta-colored (coloured) bracts
Entered by:	Rosina Peixoto

03:00 Dec 30, 2007

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Botany / Gardening

Spanish term or phrase: impactantes brácteas color magenta

De merecida fama en jardines tropicales, esta planta presenta impactantes brácteas color magenta con tonalidades carmín.

Rosina Peixoto KudoZ activity Questions: 46 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 610 Uruguay
Local time: 21:23

breathtaking magenta-colored (coloured) bracts

Explanation:
My option. Hope it helps.

Heliconia Manufacturer exporting direct from Colombia
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Flowering Hflowering bracts. Breathtaking and unusual flowerheads (bracts) rise from clumps of banana like leaves, sometimes very large or slender. ...
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Once upon a Spring time in my Garden pictures from flowers photos ...
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What a variety of colorful & breath taking flowers! It's obvious that you really love gardening as much as you do photography. ...
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Fred Meyer - Joy of Gardening
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The high center, spiral formed blooms open to reveal large 5" breath-taking flowers of golden yellow edged with pink, surrounded by dark green glossy ...
www.fredmeyer.com/garden/rose_2002aars.htm - 22k - En caché - Páginas similares
Detailed information on Tropical Hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ...
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I rate this plant a positive for it's red foilage, but a neutral if you are looking for breath-taking flowers. Neutral, lindakilgore10, On Aug 3, 2007, ...
davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/46827/ - 19k - En caché - Páginas similares

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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 18:23

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Me gustaron todas las opciones. Elijo la de Luis por ser la que tuvo más adherentes. Feliz Año a todos!
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Summary of answers provided

5 +3

breathtaking magenta-colored (coloured) bracts

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)

4 +1

shocking magenta colour bracts

Anne Smith Campbell

4 +1

striking magenta bracts

Rachel Fell

Impressive magenta bracteas

littleflorecita

Discussion entries: 1

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5 mins confidence:

Impressive magenta bracteas

Explanation:
I believe it can be translated literally.

littleflorecita
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Me gusta tu opción...

43 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

shocking magenta colour bracts

Explanation:
A very literal translation, but the equivalent of "impactante" as "shocking" (literal) is quite used in the context.
Example:
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:rxhDAV2CAisJ:www.minter...

Anne Smith Campbell
Spain
Local time: 02:23
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Muy buena opción. Muchas gracias.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

breathtaking magenta-colored (coloured) bracts

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 18:23
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Me gustaron todas las opciones. Elijo la de Luis por ser la que tuvo más adherentes. Feliz Año a todos!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Muchas gracias Luis.

9 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

striking magenta bracts

Explanation:

Striking magenta flowers top the long stem of this Andean species. .... Little peppermint like flowers pop out throughout the year along the bracts. ...
www.sonic.net/~orchids/mpage.htm

Flowers for ages, rich striking magenta with a darker eye. .... After flowering it displays reddish-green bracts which make for a longer display and general ...
www.karisgarden.com/index/indexgtol.htm

FLORA & FAUNA
They incorporate many striking tropical and sub-tropical plants, which originate ... The small white flowers sit in the centre of brilliant magenta bracts. ...
pr.sv.net/aw/2006/September2006/english/pages008.htm

Showy species with dense heads of magenta bracts and white flowers. ... Galeandra baueri - (Panama) Striking flowers with prominent tubular purple lip, ...
www.woodstreamorchids.com/panama.html

SEASONAL ACTIVITIES
‘Red Zed’ has rich red-magenta bracts smothering dark green foliage on a ... and with its gold foliage against striking purple bracts, is rather unique. ...
www.colincampbellsgarden.com.au/index.php?mp_id=36&PHPSESSI... - 38k -

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-12-30 12:59:18 GMT)
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and maybe "... shading to carmine" or "...with carmine hues"

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2007-12-31 10:02:06 GMT) Post-grading
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"Mrs. Butt" is the variety of bougainvillea rather than an alternative name for it

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP130

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

Notes to answerer

Asker: Muchas gracias Rachel. El nombre de la planta es BOUGAINVILLEA or Mrs Butt.

Asker: I didn´t know that. Thanks for telling me. Happy New Year!

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