Tibouchina urvilleana (Glory Flower)
Tibouchina urvilleana
Botanical names: Tibouchina urvilleana, Tibouchina semidecandra, Lasiandra semidecandra
Common names: Glory Flower, Princess Flower
Family: Melastomataceae
Origin: Brazil
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
There are over 300 species of Tibouchina. They are tropical and subtropical plants. The frost kills the plant to the ground, and it grows back in the spring. Covered with flowers during several months, at the end of the summer. After each blooming cycle prune and fertilize with fertilizer for acid loving plants. The Tibouchinas like a good proportion of organic content in the soil.
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