Evergreen shrubs and trees, large flowers, usually purple.
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Most soils, prefers freely draining organic soil; water freely in hot weather, moderately at other times; best grown at temperatures around 18 to 25 degrees Celsius.
Prune to prevent from becoming straggly and encourage bushy new growth.
An increasing range of species and named cultivars are grown, including:
T. elegans: To 2 metres tall, purple flowers. T. edwardsii: To 2.5m tall, velvety leaves, purple flowers. T. urvilleana (syn. T. grandiflora; Glory Bush): To 5 metres, velvet-like hairy leaves, prominent veins, with rosy-purple flowers which are larger than those of T. elegans.
Also known as Brazilian Spider Flower, Glory Bush Origin: Central America, Caribbean to South America; around 350 species.
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