Botanical Name: Tibouchina urvilleana
Common Name: Princess flower
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape rangy, loosely constructed shrub with an open spreading and somewhat rounded habit; requires frequent pruning to maintain a dense canopy
Height 5' - 18'
Spread equal
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade; protect from hot, dry winds
Soil best in somewhat acid, well-draining soil
Hardiness tender (zones 14, 15 sheltered, 16, 17, 21-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, 2" - 4" long, 1" - 1-1/2" wide, serrulate, 5-nerved, setose above, pilose beneath, often edged red
Flowers brilliant royal purple, 3" wide flowers in clusters at ends of branches, intermittently May - January
Fruit capsule, 1/2" across
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings any time
 
Usage:
excellent greenhouse plant anywhere; grown for flower display and foliage
 
Landscape Care:
Watering average water
Fertilizing after spring pruning and lightly after each bloom cycle
Pruning heavy prune early spring; light prune after each bloom to minimize legginess; pinch tips of young plants to encourage bushiness
Pests/Diseases geranium (tobacco) budworm
Special Conditions/Other protect from strong winds
 
Origin: Brazil
Family: Melastomataceae

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