Pleroma 'Edwardsii'

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glory bush 'Edwardsii'

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Synonyms

Tibouchina 'Edwardsii'
Tibouchina urvilleana 'Edwardsii'

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An erect to spreading, tender shrub with 4-angled, red-hairy stems and velvety dark green leaves. From summer to late autumn it produces saucer-shaped, violet flowers to 10cm across

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Loam

Max Height

1-1.5 metres

Max Spread

1-1.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
5–10 years
Max Spread
1-1.5 metres
Max Height
1-1.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Loam
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H2

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Melastomataceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Bushy
Genus
A genus of evergreen flowering subshrubs, shrubs or trees, native to Puerto Rico and tropical South America, with dark green foliage, often edged with red. Showy, dark purple flowers with long white stamens appear in late spring to early summer
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Under glass, grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun. During growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly; water sparingly in winter

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 16°C in spring, or by softwood cuttings in late spring or semi-ripe cuttings in summer, both with bottom heat

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Conservatory and greenhouse

Pruning

See pruning group 9

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free