Bloemen-flowers Lagunaria patersonii

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Lagunaria patersonii is a small tree named after a Spanish botanist named Laguna, who did research in the 16th century.
The second name Patersonii comes from the Scottish W. Paterson who collected the plant.
The Lagunaria patersonii is an evergreen small tree. Originally from Australia. He gets olive green oval leaves that grow to 5 to 10 cm long.

There are abundant flowers that show some similarity to the Hibiscus.
The color of the flowers is pink / purple and they become 4 to 7 cm long.
The flowering period is during the summer until the early autumn.
The plant is also good against drought and once no watering does not harm the plant.
Young plants must be protected from frost, older ones can withstand 5ºC well. By occasionally pruning this exotic is fine to keep as a tub plant.
Winter hardiness zone 9a (-5ºC).