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Tibouchina urvilleana

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Tibouchina urvilleana
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Tubplant, rich flowering . The size after 10 years is 200 cm. The flower colour is purple. This plant is subtropical.The flowering period is May - September.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Blumeninsel Mainau, BRD

Family : Melastomataceae


© first picture : Jaap de Kreek and Dirk van Gelderen

© picture 2 : Arboretum Trompenburg Rotterdam

© picture 3 : Jaap de Kreek and Dirk van Gelderen, location picture : Blumeninsel Mainau, BRD

© picture 4 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Hidcote Manor Garden
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : shrub
soil type : good gardening soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : loose growing
water requirement : needs moderatly water
wind tolerance : mildly susceptible to wind
the plant is evergreen
height approx : between 1.5 and 2 meter
width approx : between 1 and 1.5 meter
flower colour : purple
leaf colour : green
leaf shape : leaves are oval
leaf size : between 15 and 20 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
flowering period : may - september
hardiness : subtropical

Of this plant no stock is known unfortunately and therefore it does not occur in the on-line plantshop