How to grow princess flower
Tibouchina urvilleana
When to plant princess flower
Set princess flower out after the last spring frost in moist, acidic soil, with some protection from hot afternoon sun. It is best grown as an annual or container plant below zone 9 and overwintered indoors or in a greenhouse; in zone 8 it dies to the ground and may return in spring.
Princess Flower is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 36 to 60 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 6
Common problems
- frost tender dies back in zone 8
- needs acidic soil
- scales mealybugs and nematodes
Sources
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