Can You ID This Plant?

No, not a contest. Just me trying to identify this shrub that started about 9" tall in a pot and after planted, grew to about 12'. We trimmed it up like a tree, with a single stalk from which everything else branches out. It's got blueish-purple flowers that hang on long strands giving it a weepy look. Amazingly it seems to bloom for most the year including the Winter (mild winter last year).

We live in zone 9 (East Central Texas). Ideas? Thanks!

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localoid said:

Duranta erecta, aka "geisha girl", maybe...?

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This is it! Did you know, or how did you search? Thanks!

Peace said:

That things huge man. I had one in a hanging pot once. Nowhere near that big.

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This plant gets up to 15-20' as I recall. But as you might know, plants in pots are limited in size based on pot size. Did the one you have have a weeping look?

satcomer said:

Maybe East Texas Plant Evaluations can ID that plant.

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Thanks for the suggestion!

Speaking of pretty flowers, here are two more:

Passion Flower:


Bird of Paradise:

SkyBell said:

I'm not a huge fan of East Texas climate, but I must admit it has some beautiful plant life.

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Possibly interesting ours died back to the grown last winter with 2 hard freezes. But they are growing back. Naturally a shrub of the verbena family, we pruned it into a pseudo tree. It's native to Mexico, South America, and the Carrabean.