Tibouchina lepidota Alstonville Pot:200mm

Tibouchina lepidota Alstonville Pot:200mmTibouchina lepidota Alstonville is a showstopper that knows how to put on a performance. Growing as a small tree or lush, full shrub, it features sturdy woody stems and beautifully textured, rippled leaves with a soft, pale underside that adds subtle contrast. When late summer rolls into autumn, the foliage almost disappears beneath a dazzling flood of rich rose purple blooms, each one glowing like a little burst of colour in the garden. Give it a

or planted in large pots for courtyards and balconies

clay loam and free-draining light clay

followed by pale pink to pale green fruit

between pavers

In spring it produces striking white flowers tipped with soft gold

Try it either side of a pathway

small to medium evergreen shrub

a striking hedge

showy pink flowers and forms a dense mat of sprawling foliage

Water generously by deep soaking over hot months

soups and stir fries

The flowers start purple and