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    Tibouchina heteromalla

    Scientific Name: Pleroma heteromalla

    Also Known As

    • Tibouchina grandiflora
    • Tibouchina grandifolia
    • Tibouchina heteromalla
    • BIG-LEAF PRINCESS FLOWER
    • Glory Flower
    • Purple Glory Bush

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 4'-8'
    • W: 3'-6'

    planting zones

    • 9b-11

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    Tibouchina heteromalla plant details

    Tibouchina heteromalla is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with blue and green foliage. In fall and summer purple flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and high - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Tibouchina heteromalla

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: melastomataceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 3 FT - 6 FT - wide, 4 FT - 8 FT - tall
    Flowers: purple blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, floriferous, houseplant, long-blooming, showy, tropical-looking

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Tibouchina heteromalla

    USDA Zones: 9b - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: high - regular
    Resistant to: heat and humidity
    Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    PURPLE GLORY SHRUB - LARGE LEAF PRINCESS FLOWER - A tropical shrub with hugh ovate furry leaves that produce large panicles of 3" deep violet purple flowers with large protruding stamens summer thru fall. Full to part sun and hardy to zone 9. Spectacular flowers.

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    The huge tropical velvety foliage is very unique and is topped by spikes of royal purple flowers in summer. Grow it as a specimen or in the back of a border as a perennial in mild winter areas. A real conversation piece whether in flower or not. May freeze back in winter but is reliably hardy in zones 9 and warmer. Item# 9349.

    By: Almost Eden

    A plant that has gotten much attention in our nursery when it is in bloom. A relative of the more commonly grown “Princess Flower”, T. heteromala has darker & bluer flowers which are nicely set off by the red flower stems. Each flower spike gets to be 18” long with many blooms on each one. Blooms summer through Fall. In addition to the flowers is the nice foliage. Bold, felty leaves are covered with soft hairs that give the plant a silvery sheen in some lights. Fast growing to 10’ tall & 5-8’ wide. From Brazil.

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    Large silvery pubescent leaves with 1" wide purple flowers, great in containers, stunning in leaf, dramatic when in flower.

    By: Rare Plant Research

    Gardening facts about Tibouchina heteromalla plant

    How to Grow Tibouchina heteromalla

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • high - regular

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • purple

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • fuzzy

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