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Glory Tree (purple)

Tibouchina sp

Description:

Flowers are each 2 inches wide. Color ranges from lavender to deep purple. They are in clusters. Leaves are narrow, pointed, deeply veined and dark green. The whole tree is almost 20 feet tall, as seen in one of the photos.

Habitat:

Native to Central and South America.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Glory bush/Glory tree
Tibouchina sp Tibouchina


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2 Comments

Darwinist
Darwinist 12 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Leuba. And yes, it is beautiful :)

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Very beautiful

Darwinist
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Darwinist

Florida, USA

Spotted on Dec 18, 2011
Submitted on Dec 18, 2011

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