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 of blue, and they provide a wonderful splash of colour in the cooler months of the year , coming into Springtime. The plant pictured is Tibouchina urvilleana, which grows to around 5 metres tall. All the varieties of the plant do best in a sunny spot. Being from Brazil, it is best suited to temperate and warm climates, and does not like frost. I photographed this plant in a Sydney garden close to the Harbour.
