Scientific Name:
Tibouchina urvilleana
Pronunciation:
tih-boo-KYE-nuh ur-vill-ee-AY-nuh
Common Name:
glory bush, princess flower
Family Name:
Melastomataceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, ovate to oblong, downy, each with 3-7 prominent longitudinal veins, 5-10cm long; flowers pink to purple with purple stamens, 7-10cm wide, 5-7 fused petals; capsules 5-valved.
Habit:
Dense
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
South America (Brazil)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include T. 'Paradise Princess'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Purple
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Pest Susceptibility:
(Deer resistant)
