12/1/1998
12/27/2019
12/1/1998
Landmark information
- Location:
400 block of E Bennett Ave at Minnesota Ave, Glendora - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/1/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
12/27/2019 - GPS Coordinates:
N 34 8.386, W 117 51.677 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Glendora Bougainvillea
Planted in 1901 by the R.W. Hamlins, early citrus growers, the Glendora Bougainvillea is the largest growth of this exotic plant in the United States. The parent stock was brought to California by a whaling ship about 1870, and the vines survive as one of the best examples remaining of the early 20th century promotional image of California as paradise.