Beat the Blues with the Lasiandra
The Lasiandra ( Tibouchina ) are flowering plants suitable for many garden positions. There are short dwarf varieties and also taller growing varieties. Flowers are mainly purple, violet or other shades of blue, and they provide a wonderful splash of colour in the cooler months of the year , coming into Springtime. The plant pictured is Tibouchina urvilleana, which grows to around 5 metres tall. All the varieties of the plant do best in a sunny spot. Being from Brazil, it is best suited to temperate and warm climates, and does not like frost. I photographed this plant in a Sydney garden close to the Harbour.
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Lovely photographs.....appreciate the introduction to the beautiful Lasiandra.
Kind Regards from bleujay/bentleycapital.
Beautifull photography.
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The Tibouchina is a fabulous plant. Some to look out for include Tibouchina 'Kathleen', with its beautiful, mauve-pink flowers. Another that's popular is Tibouchina mutabilis 'Noelene' - the flower starts white and turns to a mauve-pink. It mutates hence the name - mutabilis. And Tibouchina lepidota 'Alstonville' is covered in masses of purple flowers from autumn right through to winter. It's called Alstonville because it was developed in Alstonville in northern New South Wales.
The plants filmed by Gardening Australia are in a garden in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast where the soil is acidic - absolutely ideal for Tibouchinas. If the soil is not acidic enough the leaf burns at the edges, turns brown and eventually the leaf dies. If that happens correct the soil acidity by adding sulphur on the ground, around the roots, or use an acidifying fertiliser.
They do need pruning, otherwise they will grow into a fairly large tree. Afer they finish flowering, prune the plant back. Delaying the pruning means you throw the whole flowering season out of kilter and this will result in spasmodic flowering.
Link- http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/tibouchina/9428216
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If you love the colour of purple in the garden, then you'll just adore the magnificent flowering Tibouchina.
Tibouchina's are magnificent shrubs that are ideally suited to our tropical to sub-tropical climate. There are many wonderful varieties available that vary in size & colour from 1m shrubs to 6m trees, with deep purples & even pink and white flowers. There are some varieties that flower just about all year round, but their main flowering times are in the warmer months of summer to autumn & they look fantastic!
Tibouchina ‘Alstonville’ – The original Tibouchina, it takes its name from the small north coast NSW town of Alstonville where it was developed by the Tibouchina enthusiast Ken Dunstan. This small tree grows to about 5m to 6m in height and is covered in purple flowers. Perfect for ‘front of house’ planting.
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@ctrl-alt-nwo,
Wow it's too colorful! Fantastic photography and information about this flower! I think I saw that flower in my country! But not 100% sure about that!
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