Dissotis rotundifolia: Pink Lady weed

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Dissotis rotundifolia also known as Spanish Shawl, Trailing Tibouchina, Dwarf Tibouchina and Pink Lady originally from Tropical West Africa. The name rotundifolia referring to the rounded leaves.

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Showy bright pink-purple flowers 2 inches wide and velvet leaves create a special ground cover. It is a slender creeper. The stems are four angled and rooting at the nodes. Everbloomer.

Photos: KTPH Singapore 20120308

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