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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 about Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur' displayed on this page is based on research conducted in our nursery library and from online sources we consider reliable. We will also relate those observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and in other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has additional information, particularly when they share cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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