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Its flowers have been called "luminous," "heavenly" and "ethereal". The delightful blooms of Lobostemon fruticosus are one of my favorite parts about Spring! This rare South African beauty lights up with its unusual color combination of sky blue and glowing pink. You'll swear the flowers emanate their own light! This is a very hard to find plant, and not usually seen for sale. Lobostemon fruticosus is an evergreen perennial bush related to Borage and Echium. It grows about 3-4 feet tall and wide, with woody stems and stiff, fuzzy foliage. The bell-shaped flowers are about an inch long and appear from late winter to early summer. Each 5-petaled bloom starts as a pink bud and opens with light blue petals blending to pink at the center.
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