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Rhododendron canescens (common name: Florida pinxter, Hoary azalea, Piedmont azalea); highly fragrant flowers bloom in spring, great shrub for full sun or part shade in a woodland garden, grows 15 ft. to 30 ft. in height and 3 ft. to 6 ft. in width
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Tibouchina (Tibouchina urvilleana), also known as Princess Flower, is a tender shrub native to Brazil. Photographed at Green Spring Gardens
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Lacecap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla normalis), photographed at Green Spring Gardens this afternoon
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I am drawn to the beautiful velvety leaves of the Tibouchina ‘Grandiflora’ shrub. Tibouchina is a neotropical plant that is native to the rainforests of Mexico, the West Indies, South America and Brazil. The plant is also known as Large-leaf Princess Flower or Glory Flower and is hardy in Zones 8-12.
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