Images:

Flower. Note the purple, 5-armed stigma. I have not seen this in any on-line photo. Image size: 39 KB.
Flower, buds and leaves. Image size: 48 KB.
Zigzag trunk. It's horizontal, and should have been staked. Image size: 70 KB.

Notes:

• Alyogyne huegelii - Lilac Hibiscus.
• This is an Australian native.
• It's flowering now (2011-11-14) in the Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) Spring.
• It's a tree.
• The flowers are aromatic.
• This should have been staked.
• This one has grown horizontally, with many leaves on the ground.
• From base to tip-top it is 559 cm = 220 inches = 18 feet 4 inches.
• Wikipedia entry.

Credits:

• Author and photographer: Ron Savage.
• Text and images are Copyleft.
• Identification assistance kindly provided by 'ymfoster' on Flower Forums.

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