| Description | A large growing tender shrub with large violet-purple flowers. A tender perennial treated as an annual. |
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| Pronunciation | (tib-oo-KYE-nuh)(er-vill-ee-AY-nun) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-10, 9b-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | moist, fertile |
| Flowers | 5 petaled violet-blue, interesting hooked stamens |
| Leaves | ovate to lanceolate, crenate to entire edge, velvety |
| Dimensions | In tropical areas it can reach 25' tall. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Brazil |
| Misc Facts | This plant is best treated as a tender perennial. Grown outdoors in the summer and over wintered in a greenhouse. In one source it is listed as almost hardy to Zone #7. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud) |
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