Botanical Name: Common Names:
Tibouchina hybrida Imagine Princess Flower, Lasiandra, Glory Bush,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Dense, Rounded
Description:
Imagine is a Tibouchina growing to about 1.5m round, and is a stand out performer in gardens across the country. Large purple flowers with a white eye adorn the plant throughout the warmer months providing stunning colour for garden beds surrounding entertaining areas. This is certainly a plant that makes an impact with colour. The bright vibrant flowers are significant both in size and in the number produced per plant. A dense and compact variety well suited to mixed garden beds or used as an informal small hedge. This variety easy to grow.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Feature, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Verge, Container / Pot, Native Garden
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Melastomataceae SouthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Purple
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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