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Products > Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur'
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Category: Shrub |
Family: Malvaceae (w/Bombacaceae & Sterculeacea) |
Origin: Australia (Australasia) |
Evergreen: Yes |
Flower Color: Magenta |
Bloomtime: Winter/Spring |
Synonyms: [Thomasia grandiflora UCSC 98.371] |
Height: 2-3 feet |
Width: 2-3 feet |
Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur' (Large Flowered Thomasia) - A small shrub to 3 feet tall by 2 feet wide with long linear dark green leaves that have recurved margins. In late winter and spring appear the dark centered 1 inch wide ruffle-petaled magenta flowers. Plant in full coastal sun to part sun or dappled shade in fairly well-drained soil with only occasional summer water. Hardy to around 20 F. This plant was collected in Western Australia from an area near Mount Lesueur (really a near-circular flat-topped mesa with an elevation of just over 1,000 feet) northeast of Jurien Bay. Mount Lesueur was named by Europeans in 1801 as the French ship, the Naturaliste sailed past Jurien Bay on its voyage up the Western Australian coast. It was named in honor of Charles Alexander Lesueur, a natural history artist on board the ship. The genus Thomasia honors Peter and Abraham Thomas, botanical collectors and the specific epithet grandiflora is from the Latin word 'grandis' meaning "large" or "great" and 'florus' - "to bloom" in reference to the large flowers of this species. This plant was introduced in 2010 through the UCSC Koala Blooms Australian Plant Introduction Program.
The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur'. |
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