Purple Princess Flower | Tibouchina urvilleana

If you have ever felt the princess flower leaves, you would be amazed at the softness. At first, the flower did not "wow" me as much. I was more in love with its name "Princess Flower"  than I was with the flower itself.
The Princess Flower brings back memories of a Christmas gathering a few years back. My broker at the time went all out, rented the entire restaurant. He bought nice gifts for everyone.


The purple princess flower is not as delicate as I thought. It can withstand full sun, replanting and re-potting. I moved this flower three times because I couldn't decide on the best place for its beauty and its use. The third time was into a large pot to be placed on one of my back patios. A few times my Tibouchinas looked dried out and done, but some how it always bounces back in the spring.

Because of my indecisiveness she had suffered a bit, but it is great to finally see the flower so happy and regenerating so well in the pot. It has to be one of the most happy plants I have in my plant kingdom. Please don't get overly excited about my kingdom, if you know Silicon Valley, land isn't measured by acres.

I have not had to do much pruning or fertilizing with it since it has been in this pot. I believed I found the right spot and the right medium for the flower. It is flourishing and continues to produce flowers even in these strange temperatures we had lately.


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14 Comments

  1. Looking at the close-ups, your Princess Flower looks like a Fairy too.

    I've never heard of that flower so thanks for sharing this post.

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  2. I didn't know about this one, but I enjoyed the story about the badges. The flowers are really interesting. The pictures remind me of a baby being born. Sort of weird, isn't it?

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  3. Lovely purple flower. It's wonderful to see it blooming so late, in autumn. Beautiful shots.

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  4. I love this plant . . . they were all over my garden and froze to death in last year's unusual cold weather in Florida. Need to get more . . . they are very easy to propagate!

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  5. What beautiful shots, and very pretty colors! Love all the details..

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  6. sometimes I have to move my plants around few times before I can see that they like the spot and it's good for them!

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  7. You can almost feel the little fuzzys on the flower. Wonderful.

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  8. What simply amazing macros with intricate details and colossal color.

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  9. These are just stunning!

    Happy PS!
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  10. Those pink flowers are really pretty. Happy Pink Saturday and also Happy Thanksgiving.

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  11. Great macros - I see the detail of the little hairs. And the purple color is so vivid!

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  12. I love the name "Princess Flower" too!

    You know, sometimes when I buy makeup, I admit, I buy the name of the makeup (for example "Rose Maliceaux") because it's a pretty name for a lipstick, and that sometimes overrides whether or not I love the color of the lipstick! I know that's not very smart, and I am working on getting rid of that trait! hehehehehe! But, like your "Princess Flower" ... it's wonderful when something has a pretty name! :)

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  13. I love it simply because I love purple. They looks so delicate and lovely.

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  14. What a pretty little flower, even the buds are beautiful. I haven't heard of this one but I do like the name.

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