Comment taille tibouchina ?
Comment taille tibouchina ?
Taille. Redonnez une belle silhouette et maintenez un port compact et ramifié en taillant les extrémités de tiges en octobre. Dégagez le centre de la plante afin de favoriser la pénétration de l'air et de la lumière. Si la plante a souffert de l'hiver, n'hésitez pas à rabattre le tibouchina à 30 cm du sol.
Quel engrais pour tibouchina ?
Des apports d'engrais 2 à 3 apports d'engrais pour plantes méditerranéennes par an permettent d'accompagner la croissance et la floraison généreuse du tibouchine. Préférez un engrais organique à libération lente, mélangé à la terre, plutôt qu'un engrais liquide dilué dans l'eau d'arrosage.
What are the characteristics of Tibouchina?
- The magenta or purple flowers are often showy, and the stamens may be dimorphic. Members of Tibouchina have simple leaves that lack stipules with the conspicuous ladder-like venation that is characteristic of most melastomes. As a member of Melastomeae, Tibouchina also has capsular fruit and cochleate seeds.
Is Tibouchina native to Hawaii?
- Keep an eye out for aphids, mealybugs, glasshouse whitefly and oedema under glass. This shrub is considered to be a noxious weed in Hawaii where it has escaped gardens and naturalized. Native to southern Brazil. Not sure which Tibouchina to pick?
What is the origin of the name Tibouchina?
- The name Tibouchina is adapted from a Guianan indigenous name for a member of this genus [2]. A recent systematic study has shown that this genus is paraphyletic.
Is Tibouchina urvilleana an evergreen?
- Tibouchina urvilleana and the lesser-known grandifolia are evergreen but tend to thin a bit in winter. Both do well in a part shade area. Each is a moderate grower that can be kept 3 to 5 feet tall. Zone 10 is best for the large-leaf variety. Urvilleana is more cold-tolerant, and can be grown in Zone 9B.
