Tibouchina can be difficult to establish and definitely would prefer growing in part shade. They can also be grown in containers and are beautiful flowers or not.
In zone USDA 9 these plants may die to the ground in winter but may also come back when the warm weather returns. They may take three years to flower from cuttings.
Tibouchina grandiflora is started from soft wood cuttings. Hard wood cuttings may make it but it is better to use soft swood cuttings. These plants will form a fairly strong root systems in very little time and need bigger containers in about three weeks.
Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Big leaf tibouchina is a tender plant.These estimates for how long Big leaf tibouchina takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
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Silver leafed princess flower
Tibouchina heteromalla