Glory Bush is a large tender shrub with a loose vase-shaped habit and deeply ribbed green foliage. The large royal purple flowers bloom through summer until frost. Grows best with light shade and consistently moist well-drained acidic soils.
Type: |
Shrub, Annual |
Height: |
10' - 12' |
Spread: |
8' - 10’ |
Spacing: |
8' |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
8 - 10 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious pest or disease issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Patios, Houseplants, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Crape Myrtle, Loropetalum, Camellia
IMAGES: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, Sietecueros (Tibouchina lepidota) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer (1), CC BY-SA 2.0, (2) Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, Sietecueros (Tibouchina lepidota) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, (3) yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, Tibouchina lepidota (Melastomataceae) (29808445676), CC BY-SA 2.0, (4) Photo by Dick Culbert, Tibouchina lepidota, known as Siete Cueros
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.