General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 15-35 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: 72ºF-77ºF
Days to germinate: 3-6 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, press lightly into soil.
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Manaca
  • Glory Bush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pleroma mutabile
  • Synonym: Tibouchina mutabilis

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Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-25
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-25
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-15
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-25
Location: Atlantic Rainforest, Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2014-01-25

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