Tibouchina mutabilis

Scientific name: Tibouchina mutabilis

Family: Melastomaceae

Location

Shrub 5 m tall in the southern end of the ‘Robbie Burns Garden’ in the Domain on Art Gallery Road.

Bed D15a; Grid: 9M8n
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Southern Brazil, mostly in Sao Paulo State. Extensively grown as a garden plant in southern Brazil but not common in other parts of the world. Tibouchina 'Alstonville' is similar and widely available in Australia.