There appears to be both white and red centres so maybe they mature to red?
That is also the case in my first picture with flowers, Janet, one of the flower's centre is completely white, another is on its way to become red centred (maybe)or maybe its the other way around.. :rolleyes:
The flowers on T.elegans look identical with red centres, maybe the shrub just started to bloom with very fresh flowers, I see a lot of buds.. the leaves on mine were very hairy too, very soft silky hairs that feel like velvet to the touch..
But I think T.elegans is rather small sized, mine was a tall shrub of around 1,70-2m and probably still growing taller..
The photo in this link you gave of Tibouchina granulosa (?)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6...
also has one of its flowers with a white centre! just a pity there is no detailed picture of its leaves..
It is all very confusing..
