This cultivar 'Jules' is a smll shrub that forms a compact rounded habit. It has dark glossy green ovate leaves and the attractive violet-purple saucer-shaped flowers appear in a cluster from late summer to autumn.

Hardiness zones 4 to 10

Tibouchinaspeciesare naturally found in South America and the cultivar 'Jules' is of garden origin. It grows in most well drained fertile moist sandy to clay moist soils in an open sunny position with wind, drought and frost protection.

Lasiandra are grown for their flowers and rounded shrubby habit. They are planted in small gardens for a tropical effect or as a specimen along borders. They are also grown in tubs establishing in 2 to 3 years and are long lived. In cold climates the shrubs are grown in conservatories or under glass as a potted specimen. ID 127

Tibouchina(ti-boo-CHEE-na) species

Tibouchina`: Latinate form of the native Guianan name for this plant; 'jules`: in memory of the wife of Mark Dunstan.

Melastomataceae (MEL-as-TO-ma-TAY-see-ee)