In The Garden: Shrub With Purple Flowers In Colombian Garden

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    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    This woody plant growing to about two meters high spreads like a weed. I'm sure it was planted by the former owners. It is decorative but dies off fairly quickly. Can anyone tell me what it is?
     

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    saltcedar Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    Melastomaecae, probably a Tibouchina.
     
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    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    Thank you that certainly looks to be it. I wonder id it might be T.semidecandra native to Brazil.
     
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    Pitter Active Member 10 Years

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    That certaunly looks like my plant. Thanks again.
     
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