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Beautiful, tropical appearance from an evergreen shrub displaying huge, deep purple flowers over a long season. Upright, open-branched habit useful as hedge, screen or accent. Good around pools. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower to 12 to 15 feet tall, 5 to 6 feet wide. Cutting grown.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Full to partial sun

Watering Needs: Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat.

Pruning Time: Summer after flowering

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing

Growth Habit: Erect

Design Information

Companion Plants

MANILA RED BOUGAINVILLEA
Bougainvillea 'Manila Red' P.P.# 2630

ITSY BITSY^® KONA PRINCESS HIBISCUS
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Monria'

PINK FRUITING BANANA
Musa velutina

TANGERINE^™ SPREADING LANTANA
Lantana x 'Mone'

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Design Styles: This exotic purple-flowering shrub appears to be right out of equatorial jungles. Fast growing in frost-free zones, it reaches shrub-like proportions and may be planted as a single specimen or focal point. Excellent in protected side yards, where it can grow tall enough to screen neighboring views. Best in tropical gardens or as a background plant in cottage perennial landscapes. Prefers sheltered locations in courtyards, walled or fenced entry gardens, or planters in the niches of architecture. Particularly lovely when planted against light-colored stucco walls for contrast.

Display Uses: Border Plant, Container Gardening, Hedge Plant, Near Swimming Pools, Windbreak

Garden Styles: Cottage, Woodland

Special Features: Year-round Interest, Showy Flowers

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Provide well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Feed with an acid fertilizer after bloom. Keep roots cool with a thick layer of mulch.

Background Information

Botanical Pronunciation: tib-o-KEE-na er-vil-LEE-a-na

Catalog Description: Beautiful, tropical appearance from an evergreen shrub displaying huge, deep purple flowers over a long season. Upright, open-branched habit useful as hedge, screen or accent. Good around pools. Full to partial sun. Moderate grower to 12 to 15 feet tall, 5 to 6 feet wide. Cutting grown.