Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants

cane tibouchina Tibouchina herbacea

(Photo credit: Kealii Bio/USGS-BRD/UH)

(Photo credit: Michelle Clapper/USGS-BRD/UH)

Other names:	glorybush
Description:	Erect herb or subshrub up to 6' tall, with opposite 1-3" leaves having 5 main veins, and 1/2-1" pink 4-petaled flowers.
Risk areas:	Moist and wet forests.
WARNING:	ALL MEMBERS OF THIS GENUS ARE LEGALLY DECLARED NOXIOUS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. SALE OR TRANSPORT IS ILLEGAL! Cane tibouchina belongs to the Melastome Family, many members of which have proven invasive in Hawaii and elsewhere. All members of this family should probably be avoided in horticulture.