I can’t find the name of this flower photographed in my friend’s yard. Any suggestions from Google don’t have the exact shape of petals or leaves. Do you know what it is?
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There were many of these in the SF Bay area. I always had one in my garden. Commonly called Princess flowers, they are Tibouchina Urvilleana, also called Pieroma Urvilleana. They are bushes (or small trees) that get to be about 6 to 8 ft tall. I had one here for several years but they don’t like the hot weather. Maybe they would grow here in full shade. They are natives of Brazil.
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Beautiful, I’m curious!
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It’s Tibouchina urvilleana (pronounced: tib-o-KEE-na er-vil-LEE-a-na), also known as Princess Flower of Glory Bush among other names. It’s a native of Mexico I believe!
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I heard them called Brazilian Purple Princess flowers; also Tibouchina, not as much fun.
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It’s a gorgeous purple flower, that’s all I can say.
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This is quite stunning! Fabulous colour.
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A pretty color
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Gorgeous purple 😀 😀
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