Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Look what I found today, 1 by Kell

Kell wrote:
The P. in P. Tibouchina marginata must stand for PINK! LOL. I was looking it up last night and I found what may be it for sale at a past botanical garden plant sale in Mobile. It said it gets PINK in spring.

It is a beauty for sure. I love it. I am trying to visualize it with big purple flowers.

Here is one I found in the restricted part of a nursery here last year when I was sneaking around. They would not share though I begged with no pride. So rude. It has the big purple flowers. But the man said it was not a robust plant and he was having trouble getting it to a good size though at the time I saw it, it was about 6 feet tall as I recall.