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Products > Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur'   Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur' - Large Flowered Thomasia Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.     Habit and Cultural Information 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 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.  This information is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library and from reliable online sources. We also take into consideration observations of it in our nursery of crops, as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we have visited. We will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Thomasia grandiflora 'Mt Lesueur'.     [MORE INFO]