The Lasiandra ( Tibouchina ) are flowering plants suitable for many garden positions. There are short dwarf varieties and also taller growing varieties. Flowers are mainly purple, violet or other shades

This is my entry for today's Colour Challenge organized by @kalemandra The beautiful Tibochina flowers are native plants of south east Brazil. It was once a common practice to decorate the churches with

The Tibouchina is a small evergreen tree growing up to 5 metres ( 15 feet ) tall. There are several species of Tibouchina, and they mostly have Purple or Blue Flowers. One variety "Kathleen , has