Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana)

Tibouchina semidecandra



Close up of flower buds.

Close-up of buds.

Flower.



I put this plant out in the spring. I made this picture in Aug. 2003. It has bommed and when I though it had stopped, it supprised me and was blomming at frost. Not sure it will survive the winter. Hope so. BJ1936


I have this growing in a container.

01/1104 11:58 A.M. Y es! They can take cold! Zone 9.



This buds for you.



A closeup of the buds shown in July ... San Antonio, Texas


This is a huge bush and is full of buds just starting to open.

This Brazillian native performs well on the Oregon coast as seen here at the Shore Acres Park outside of Coos Bay. This is probably the northern most limit of this rare plant.

Ever so beautiful

Bud - Mid August 2005

Justo un día antes de abrirse. Ciudad de Panamá.

3:00 am -- Esta planta es un reloj.

4:00 am - Ciudad de Panamá.

6:00 am - Ciudad de Panamá

Covered in blooms for most of the year. Loves to be pruned.


Princess Flower. It has lovely soft leaves and this one has several buds getting ready to bloom.

A closeup of the leaves and a bud. They are very soft and fuzzy.

Growing in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Growing in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Growing in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia

Princess Flower at Flower World, Snohomish, Wash. - PNW Round-Up 7/15/2006

Tibouchina urvilleana : picture taken in 'Plantentuin Meise' Brussels, Belgium.

Tibouchina urvilleana : picture taken in 'Plantentuin Meise' Brussels, Belgium.



this one survived a severe freeze in Jan 2007. two nights with 18 degree temp. which is something extremeley rare here in central CA.

Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) bloom bud just beginning to open (observed at the Kula Botanical Garden in Maui in October)

A view of part of the Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) as observed at the Kula Botanical Garden in Maui

resprouted after freezing to the ground in Jan 07 freeze- temps in the 20s for a week. It grows shaded by an australian tree fern. Nov,10 2007

Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) as observed rampantly growing in the "wild" in Kula, Maui, Hawaii in October. The branches are bending over somewhat because it was raining.


Grown as a container shrub that needs overwinter indoor. Require ample sunshine, moderate water & Fertilizer sparingly.

taken 9/18/08

even the buds are beautiful

New growth and blooms. December 25. z9b, CA

Note the leaf venation, which is very typical of members of the Melastomataceae family.




Close up of buds


My Garden

My Garden

Mid Sept - SC midlands

Sofia, Bulgaria, 2300 feet AMSL. Zone 6b

Tibouchina urvilleana also known as 'Brazilian Glorybush' grew next door to me in Paeroa New Zealand

Tibouchina urvilleana - 'Brazilian Glorybush' - showing buds in readiness to bloom, New Zealand

Tibouchina urvilleana - 'Brazilian Glorybush' - a young flower, New Zealand

Tibouchina urvilleana - 'Brazilian Glorybush' - the gorgeous purple blooms of Autumn, New Zealand




Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/

Copyright of, courtesy of David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.

Copyright of, courtesy of David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
About
Glory Flower, Princess Flower
Tibouchina urvilleana
Type: | Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
Height: | 12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m) |
Conditions: | Zone 9-11, Full Sun |