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Thomasia purpurea
Aiton
Origin: Western Australia.
| Family |
| Malvaceae |
| Genus |
| Thomasia |
| Species |
| purpurea |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous), Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 12 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season preotection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1b |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 55 |
| Height |
| 0.3 - 1.2 m |
| Spread |
| 1.2 - 2 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A flowering evergreen shrub. |
| Landscape |
| Hedges and borders, screening, hedge gardens, informal gardens, city & courtyard gardens and hedges, cottages or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in averagely moist but well-draining neutral to slightly alkaline soils in full sun to partial shade. |
| Shape |
| Compact-erect. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| None known. |
| Habitat |
| Seasonally wet areas, hilly areas and plains. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Finely hairy, erect woody branches, stems and shoots. |
| Leaf Description |
| Finely hairy lanceolate-pinnate leaves 10 - 20 mm long and 3 - 6 mm wide. |
| Flower Description |
| Fused-lobe blooms 3 - 6 cm wide. Blooms come in clusters. |
| Colour Description |
| Magenta-purple and black blooms. Grey bark, light green stems. Medium green foliage. |
| Texture Description |
| Finely hairy to smooth. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
| Propagation |
| Seed or semi-hardwood cuttings. |
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